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Homeland and Other Stories
Homeland and Other Stories
Homeland and Other Stories
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Homeland and Other Stories

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New York Times bestselling author Barbara Kingsolver delivers a collection of 12 original tales in Homeland and Other Stories that are every bit as emotionally resonant, humorous, and heartfelt as her much-beloved novels.

In settings ranging from eastern Kentucky to northern California and the Caribbean island of St. Lucia, Barbara Kingsolver uses her distinctive voice and vast knowledge of human nature to address some of her favorite themes: the importance of personal and cultural heritage; how the past effects the present and the enduring power of love. Kingsolver’s characters, many single mothers, struggle to make sense of their lives and find meaning in a difficult world.

Praised for her memorable characters and poetic prose, Kingsolver again proves why she is a literary force to be reckoned with.

This edition includes a P.S. section with additional insights from the author, background material, suggestions for further reading, and more.

LanguageEnglish
PublisherHarperAudio
Release dateNov 8, 2005
ISBN9780060894610
Author

Barbara Kingsolver

Barbara Kingsolver is the author of ten bestselling works of fiction, including the novels Unsheltered, Flight Behavior, The Lacuna, The Poisonwood Bible, Animal Dreams, and The Bean Trees, as well as books of poetry, essays, and creative nonfiction. Her work of narrative nonfiction is the influential bestseller Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life. Kingsolver’s work has been translated into more than twenty languages and has earned literary awards and a devoted readership at home and abroad. She was awarded the National Humanities Medal, our country’s highest honor for service through the arts, as well as the Dayton Literary Peace Prize for the body of her work. She lives with her family on a farm in southern Appalachia. 

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  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Calming stories of largely rural life told by a master storyteller.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    some wonderful stories inside this book. very strong mother theme.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Mixed bag. I think Kingsolver is a better novelist than a short story writer. A number of these stories are brief glimpses of ordinary people's lives, with no great insight, tales of how much we love someone despite disagreements."Homeland" was great: told by a young girl, remembering her Indian grandma, learning the right way to act. GranMam's reaction to the trip to Cherokee is telling."Bereaved Apartments" is a good study of what dishonesties we are willing to close our eyes to, and a sympathetic portrait of an ex-con young woman."Jump-Up Day" is an interesting story about an orphan in the Caribbean who meets up with an obeah man.u"Why I Am A Danger To The Public" tells of a woman strike leader, and how the corporation treats the workers with contempt.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I like the children narrative that most of these stories adopt, and also, most of these stories revolving around children discovering the social injustice in the world, and question them. I enjoy the small town, nature settings and how the story is full and complete, instead of just a snap-shot of something bigger.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    I love everything by Babara Kingsolver and this was no exception!
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Not as good as her novels but, like her longer works believable stories about real people. In some ways these stories remind me of Steinbeck's short stories.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    It felt very simple and then all of a sudden she would write and these punch you in the gut moments. Beautifully written!
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    some wonderful stories inside this book. very strong mother theme.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    This collection of stories made for interesting reading but I don't think they will stick with me at all. I seem to prefer Kingsolver's novels. I read these stories one at a time over the course of several weeks. They are rather gloomy or something like that and one at a time was manageable. Several stories underwhelmed me, and several I thought were very good, like the one about the woman and the mine strike.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Barbara Kingsolver is my favorite author. Even though her short stories aren’t as strong as her novels, they are evocative and make you wish for more.