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Small Wonder: Summary and book reviews of Small Wonder by Barbara Kingsolver, plus links to an excerpt from Small Wonder and a biography of Barbara Kingsolver.
Small Wonder
by
Barbara Kingsolver
Hardcover: Apr 2002,
288 pages.
Paperback: Apr 2003,
288 pages.
In her new essay collection, the beloved author of High Tide in
Tucson brings to us, out of one of history's darker moments, an extended
love song to the world we still have.
Whether she is contemplating the Grand Canyon, her vegetable garden,
motherhood, genetic engineering, or the future of a nation founded on
the best of all human impulses, these essays are grounded in the
author's belief that our largest problems have grown from the earth's
remotest corners as well as our own backyards, and that answers may lie
in both those places.
Sometimes grave, occasionally hilarious, and ultimately persuasive,
Small Wonder is a hopeful examination of the people we seem to be, and
what we might yet make of ourselves.
Book Reviews
Library Journal - Judith Robinson
This gentle, intelligent
gadfly will provide intellectual stimulation, whether or not the
listener agrees with her positions.
Booklist - Donna Seaman
Food, motherhood, gardening, literature, television,
homelessness, globalization, scientific illiteracy, selfishness, and
forgiveness all come under sharp and revelatory scrutiny. As does love
of country Americans who read and think are patriots of the first
order.
Kirkus Reviews
Her best pieces--a discussion of adolescence addressed to her daughter; an essay on
the difficulties of writing about sex-have a narrow focus. Good
intentions and craft marred by sanctimony.
Publishers Weekly
This book of essays ... is like a
visit from a cherished old friend...Respect for the intelligence of her
audience is apparent everywhere in this outstanding collection.
San Francisco Chronicle
A delightful, challenging, and wonderfully
informative book.
Book Magazine - Penelope Mesic
While far from perfect, this book expresses the misgivings and despair
experienced by many of us, and counters our shared sense of loss with
the treasures of a quiet life.
You are about to travel to Edgecombe St. Mary, a small village in the English countryside filled with rolling hills, thatched cottages, and a cast of characters both hilariously original and as familiar as the members of your own family.
The Postmistress is an unforgettable tale of the secrets we must bear, or bury. It is about what happens to love during wartime, when those we cherish leave. And how every story-of love or war-is about looking left when we should have been looking right.
Masterfully blending true events with fiction, this blockbuster historical thriller delivers a page-turning murder mystery set on the sixteenth-century Oxford University campus.
Kostova's masterful new novel travels from American cities to the coast of Normandy, from the late 19th century to the late 20th, from young love to last love. The Swan Thieves is a story of obsession, history's losses, and the power of art to preserve human hope.
Lisa See has written a great book! This story is satisfying on many levels, some scenes horrifying, but seemingly truthful, and her handling of the ...
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I was sorry to see that there were so few reviews. I started reading COAL and could not stop. The only thing I am going to say is that I wish ...
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The tragedy, the sorrow, the loss, is almost too much for me to recommend this; on the other hand Mistry made me believe I knew these characters. I ...
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UK Orange Award longlist announced(Mar 17 2010) Hilary Mantel, Sarah Waters and Barbara Kingsolver have made the longlist for the 2010 Orange Prize, a 20-strong list described by chair Daisy Goodwin as...
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National Book Critics Circle Awards announced(Mar 11 2010) Each March, the NBCC present awards for the finest books and reviews published in English (in the USA) the previous year in six categories: Fiction,...
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