Pigs in Heaven: A Novel

Pigs in Heaven: A Novel

<p>Picking up where her modern classic <em>The Bean Trees</em> left off, Barbara Kingsolver’s bestselling <em>Pigs in Heaven</em> continues the tale of Turtle and Taylor Greer, a Native American girl and her adoptive mother who have settled in Tucson, Arizona, as they both try to overcome their difficult pasts.</p><p>Taking place three years after <em>The Bean Trees</em>, Taylor is now dating a musician named Jax and has officially adopted Turtle. But when a lawyer for the Cherokee Nation begins to investigate the adoption—their new life together begins to crumble.</p><p>Depicting the clash between fierce family love and tribal law, poverty and means, abandonment and belonging, <em>Pigs in Heaven</em> is a morally wrenching, gently humorous work of fiction that speaks equally to the head and the heart.</p><p>This edition includes a P.S. section with additional insights from Barbara Kingsolver, background material, suggestions for further reading, and more.</p>