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Title: The world's introduction to Barbara Kingsolver
Review: The story of how Taylor Greer got her name has nearly passed into literary lore. Determined to get out of Kentucky without getting pregnant, Marietta Greer drives a decrepit heap of an old car due west, determined to rename herself after the town where the car stops, she coasts to a stop in Taylorville and thus became Taylor Greer. In short order, she is given a baby she names Turtle, makes it to Tucson, rents a house near Jesus Is Lord Used Tires, makes some interesting friends including a battered divorcee with a pissed-off ex and a little girl of her own, faces motherhood issues - and somehow does it all with whimsical humor.The Bean Trees spawned an entity called Barbara Kingsolver, a gift to readers and other writers. Start with this one, and then read everything else she's written. She's a national institution.
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