Title: Homeland
Subtitle: And Other Stories
First published: June 1999
Description: 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 eastern Kentucky and the Caribbean island of St. Lucia, Kingsolver tells stories of hope, momentary joy, and powerful endurance. In every setting, Kingsolver's distinctive voice -- at times comic, but often heartrending -- rings true as she explores the twin themes of family ties and the life choices one must ultimately make alone. Homeland and Other Stories creates a world of love and possibility that readers will want to take as their own.
Subjects: Manners and customs, Fiction, Fiction, short stories (single author), Caribbean area, fiction, Social life and customs, Literature, Short stories, Large type books, Fiction, general, American literature
Places: United States, Saint Lucia
Time periods: 20th century