Cliffsnotes on Kingsolvers the Bean Trees (Cliffs Notes)

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Summary: I have read this book at least three or four times...
Review: This is the first book I have ever read by Kingsolver. The title caught my attention. For some reason, I loved this book. The other books, of Kingsolvers, that I have read haven't pulled me in as well as this one.

This is a great read. I can't really tell you while, but it is well worth a try!

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Summary: Beans are good for your Heart
Review: This is the story of Taylor; a young woman who feels she needs escape from her hometown in rural Kentucky. She knows that if she stays there, her life will be inevitable; getting pregnant, maybe married and becoming just like so many of her friends: Unhappy.
So she hops in her old broken down car and heads west, deciding that wherever her car dies, she will settle. On the way, she stops in a bar on the border of an Indian Reservation. There an Indian woman hands her a bundle and tells her to "take this baby". Taylor offers little protest, takes the abused little girl with her, and names her `Turtle'.
They settle in a small Arizona town, where they meet some eccentric people, create a family of their own, and try to solve the mystery of Turtle's background.
This book is a pleasant read with a nice message; although a little slow.