Original sentence: "  Neilson's publisher changed the disputed passages in subsequent editions.A dismayed Neilson admitted she had read The Bean Trees and apologized, claiming the copying was the result of "a mistake.From Bean Trees: "Her head shook all the time, just slightly, like she was trying to signal 'No' to somebody behind my back.From Persia Café: "Her head shook all the time, very slightly, as though trying to signal 'No' to someone behind my back.Her first book, Even Mississippi, a memoir of Southern politics, was published in 1989, and received the Lillian Smith Award, the Mississippi Authors Award, the Gustavas Myers Outstanding Book on Human Rights, and a nomination for the Pulitzer Prize.However, in the spring of that year, the book was discovered to contain several passages that were lifted either verbatim or in close paraphrase from The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver.Martin's Press, conceded that Neilson's novel included eight passages that closely resembled Kingsolver's.One example included:
Edited sentence: "  The publisher said that Neilson sent "a personal and heartfelt apology" to Kingsolver and changed the passages in subsequent editions.A dismayed Neilson apologized, saying the similarities were "unintentional".Her first book, Even Mississippi, a critically acclaimed memoir of Southern politics, was published in 1989, and received the Lillian Smith Award, the Mississippi Authors Award, the Gustavas Myers Outstanding Book on Human Rights, and a nomination for the Pulitzer Prize.In the spring of that year, the book was discovered to contain eight short passages that were similar to The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver.Martin's Press, emphasized that this was "not plagiarism.The books have different plots, settings and characters