High Tide in Tucson (25 page)

BARBARA KINGSOLVER'
s ten published books include novels, collections of short stories, poetry, essays, and an oral history. Her work has been translated into more than a dozen languages and has earned literary awards and a devoted readership at home and abroad. In 2000, she was awarded the National Humanities Medal, our country's highest honor for service through the arts.

     Ms. Kingsolver grew up in Kentucky and earned a graduate degree in biology before becoming a full-time writer. With her husband, Steven Hopp, she co-writes articles on natural history, plays jazz, gardens, and raises two daughters. Their family divides its time between Tucson, Arizona, and a farm in southern Appalachia.

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“The acclaimed novelist's extraordinary powers of observation and understanding of character serve her beautifully in this collection of essays.”

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Entertainment Weekly

“A delightful, challenging, and wonderfully informative book.”

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San Francisco Chronicle

“A book full of discoveries.”

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Cleveland Plain Dealer

“Whether cultural, personal, or theoretical, Kingsolver's nonfiction is a delight.”

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Seattle Times

“Ms. Kingsolver possesses the rare ability to see the natural world with the keenness of both the poet and the naturalist.”

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Washington Times

“Brilliant…lucid, well thought-out, and remarkably sensitive. Kingsolver's power will linger long after you've finished
High Tide in Tucson.
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Kansas City Star

“Clever…magical…beautifully crafted. Kingsolver spins you around the philosophic world a dozen times.”

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Milwaukee Sentinel

Fiction

Prodigal Summer

The Poisonwood Bible

Pigs in Heaven

Animal Dreams

Homeland and Other Stories

The Bean Trees

Essays

Small Wonder

High Tide in Tucson

Poetry

Another America

Nonfiction

Holding the Line: Women in the Great Arizona Mine Strike of 1983

HIGH TIDE IN TUCSON
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EPub Edition © APRIL 2007 ISBN: 9780061863585

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