Customer Review: A friend in my book club recommended this and so I decided to read it not knowing too much about it. But as a mom of two young children, I had been feeling like I should focus on feeding them better. I thought this was just going to be a book about how living on vegetables for a year made them so... more info
Customer Review: I did a little reading about Kingsolver and I found out that her parents were missionaries, which provides an interesting angle to this all ready interesting novel. The novel is set in Africa in the 1960's. A baptist minister, Nathan Price, brings his wife and 4 daughters to Africa to convert the... more info
Customer Review: As I write this, we're heading into winter--a perfect time to read this novel and then ruminate on what your own place is in our global ecosystem. I have to admit a bias to Kingsolver's writing; she understands people and what motivates them. The Bean Trees, Animal Dreams, and Pigs in Heaven are... more info
Customer Review: I just finished this book last nite. The fourth of hers I've read now. Barbara takes her time and enjoys each scene with delicacy and sensibility. She's more than just paying attention, she's right careful with the moment, allowing all the love in it to get on the page at its own pace. There's... more info
Customer Review: I returned this item to the sender. My order was for a new book. When my purchase arrived, it was yellow pages (obviously old) with a name written inside the cover page. It was used - not old. I returned it to the sender with a letter and asked for my money back. Have not heard from them as yet. I... more info
Customer Review: This is a superbly lyrical, multifaceted, psychologically and sociologically astute masterwork treating a white Christian missionary family's awkwardly tragic attempt to evangelize part of black Africa. Maybe part of my high appreciation for this novel derives from my wife's and my Christian... more info
Customer Review: Barbara Kingsolver is an American treasure. This collection of essays is both inspiring and encouraging, especially for artists of the written word. It is a glimpse into the soul of this profound writer.