The Bean Trees TC_Bestseller Setting out to make his

Setting out to make his fortune in a far-off country

the entire world seemed to stop and grieve

Bloody vampire teeth

It's an impossible situation in which to find one girl—Ciri

"A vividly realized high-seas epic that pulls you deep into its world and keeps you tangled there until the very last word

The Bean Trees TC_Bestseller Setting out to make hisThe Bean Trees is the work of a visionary. . . . It leaves you open mouthed and smiling. Los Angeles TimesA bestseller that has come to be regarded as an American classic, The Bean Trees is the novel that launched Barbara Kingsolvers remarkable literary career. It is the charming, engrossing tale of rural Kentucky native Taylor Greer, who only wants to get away from her roots and avoid getting pregnant. She succeeds, but inherits a three year old