The characters are vivid, authentic, and a bit quirky the dialog rings true and moves the story forward the social concern is explored from all sides and the changing countryside enhances the story and feelings that are unfolding. As the story unfolds the reader sees the emotion and turmoil of the matter from all sides: mother and child, individual and tribe/reservation, different cultures, and even grandparents on both sides. All is well, until the tribe learns of the situation and works to intervene and return the child to the Cherokee Nation and reservation life. Pigs in Heaven follows the journey of a single white woman Taylor who has informally adopted a young Indian girl called Turtle. Both novels can stand alone, but they do share characters and a progressive story line. It technically was a sequel to her first novel The Bean Trees (1988).

My introduction to Kingsolver was through her third novel Pigs in Heaven (1993). I have read most of Kingsolver’s books and enjoyed them all.

But one of my favorite authors is Barbara Kingsolver. I also read novels by such authors as Jodi Picoult, Ursula Le Guin, Jane Smiley, and Anne Tyler. Some of my go-to murder mystery writers are Janet Evanovich, James Patterson, Alexander McCall Smith, and Tony Hillerman.

For escape, I tend to read murder mysteries. I read a lot and even have some favorite authors. Barbara Kingsolver: Her Life, Her Work & Her Words

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