The Bean Trees - Barbara Kingsolver
The Bean Trees
A NOVEL BY
BARBARA KINGSOLVER
For Ismene,
and all the mothers who have lost her.
CONTENTS
ONE
The One to Get Away
TWO
New Year’s Pig
THREE
Jesus Is Lord Used Tires
FOUR
Tug Fork Water
FIVE
Harmonious Space
SIX
Valentine’s Day
SEVEN
How They Eat in Heaven
EIGHT
The Miracle of Dog Doo Park
NINE
Ismene
TEN
The Bean Trees
ELEVEN
Dream Angels
TWELVE
Into the Terrible Night
THIRTEEN
Night-Blooming Cereus
FOURTEEN
Guardian Saints
FIFTEEN
La ...