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The Bean Trees (Greer Family, #1)
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2022: Other Books > The Bean Trees – Barbara Kingsolver - 5 stars

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Linda C (libladynylindac) | 1781 comments In her early twenties, Marietta Greer, buys a cheap VW bug and sets out from her tiny town in KY to seek a new life. She decides to change her first name as well when she happens upon a place that sounds like a good name.

She stops in OK on the Cherokee reservation. There a woman walks up to her car and gives her a toddler that seems to be in shock and walks away. The only other people are a couple of disreputable men. She takes the child and continues, ending up in Arizona. During the course of the book Taylor (her new name) and Turtle (the name she has given the toddler) form a bond. They meet up with a variety of unique characters that all help Taylor discover what she really wants in life.

I got great enjoyment on rereading this and remembering all the details.


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