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Book Review of The Bean Trees

The Bean Trees
The Bean Trees
Author: Barbara Kingsolver
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Paperback
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Taylor Greer, from rural Kentucky, buys a 1955 Volkswagen and drives west. Along the way, she picks up an abandoned 3-year-old Native American girl named Turtle, and by the time she pulls up at the Jesus Is Lord Used Tire Auto Repair Shop, Taylor is well on her way towards establishing an adventurous new life in the desert land of the Southwest.