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In this collection of essays, popular novelist Barbara Kingsolver writes equally well about nature and human nature. Kingsolver studied biology in graduate school, and in her pieces on frogs, crabs, and the Grand Canyon, she conveys an appreciation of the natural world and its connection to ours. A letter to her mother about writing, and one to her daughter about good parenting versus the right to privacy, convey honest family values, as does a piece on Columbine, both the flower and the massacre ("Life Is Precious Or It's Not"). The essays that stand out, and that give this collection its resonance, are several that address issues of 9/11. A friend in New York asked Kingsolver, "How do I live with anger?" Without revenge, she answers, and without flag-waving. Kingsolver's personable, accessible essays somehow reinforce what we already know: that life matters because of its small wonders.
| Size | | Length: | 288 pages | | Height: | 8.0 in | | Width: | 5.3 in | | Thickness: | 0.8 in | | Weight: | 12.0 oz |
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