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Homeland and Other Stories
Author: Barbara Kingsolver

With the same wit and sensitivity that have come to characterize her highly praised and beloved novels Animal Dreams and The Bean Trees, Barbara Kingsolver gives us a rich and emotionally resonant collection of twelve stories. Spreading her memorable characters over landscapes ranging from northern-California to the hills of easter... more »

ISBN-13: 9780060917012
ISBN-10: 0060917016
Publication Date: 5/23/1990
Pages: 256
Rating:

Currently 3.8/5 Stars.

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3.8 stars, based on 122 ratings

Publisher: Perennial
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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Currently 4.5/5 Stars.

Eileen G. (dulcimerlady) reviewed Homeland and Other Stories on 3/16/2006 + 337 more book reviews

2 member(s) found this review helpful.

Barbara Kingsolver is an excellent storyteller, and this volume of her short stories is wide in scope. She really knows how to depict human nature, and these stories show her memorable characters with wit, humor, and heart.

Currently 0/5 Stars.

Valerie Y. (valbookgal) reviewed Homeland and Other Stories on 10/19/2005 + 19 more book reviews

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

3 out of 5. Not my favorite Kingsolver book, and I enjoy her novels more than short stories. There were a few stories I really liked and would have enjoyed more had they been full novels.

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