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Homeland and Other Stories
Homeland and Other Stories | Barbara Kingsolver
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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. Kingsolvers 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.
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DivineDiana
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A collection of short stories.Since I listened to the audiobook, I cannot refer to specific story titles, but I can say that each one captured my heart and soul. I think one was called Rose Johnny, and the relationship between a young farm girl and an outsider was very moving. One of the stories referred to a dog named Pickles, which made me think of @MicheleinPhilly ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #authoramonth

Nute Truth! I hope that I often move away from the fence line.☺️ 2y
DivineDiana @Nute I hope I do as well. 2y
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DivineDiana
Homeland: And Other Stories | Barbara Kingsolver
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New audiobook. #authoramonth

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Blackink_WhitePaper
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Beautifully crafted stories, I loved these stories mostly for the strong characters.3.5🌟

#authorAmonth #stories #aestheticallymatched #bookspinbingo

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2y
Clwojick Good match! 2y
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Lcsmcat
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Great stories, each in distinctive voices, but all with Kingsolver‘s inimitable prose. There are lots of strong female characters, too. #authoramonth @Soubhiville

Ruthiella Love the pillow! 😂 2y
Lcsmcat @Ruthiella Thanks! It doesn‘t have much to do with he book, but 🤷🏻‍♀️ 2y
Suet624 I can usually tell a kingsolver book by its cover. So distinctive. 2y
Lcsmcat @Suet624 They do have distinctive artwork, especially the older books. 2y
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vlwelser
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This collection is excellent. And I highly recommend letting Barbara Kingsolver read stories to you.

#AuthorAMonth @Soubhiville

#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

Soubhiville I started The Bean Trees today and I‘m enjoying it so far! 2y
vlwelser @Soubhiville that one is next on my list. I may have gotten sucked into Small Wonder in the meantime. She's kind of amazing. 2y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2y
PaperbackPirate I love everything she‘s written! 💙 2y
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Lcsmcat
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It‘s only January 2nd, and I‘ve already changed my TBR. 🙄 I read the first story of this collection for #authoramonth and it didn‘t disappoint. Now to start my Winter project of marking the books in my library ap by where they are shelved in the house so I can find them.

KathyWheeler I loved that book. I also like her essay collections. 2y
Lcsmcat @KathyWheeler I‘m enjoying it. And I may get to Animal, Vegetable, Miracle this month too, but this one called to me from my shelf. 😀 2y
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LapReader
Homeland: And Other Stories | Barbara Kingsolver
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Had to return some 📚 to the library yesterday arvo. It was a stinking hot day. The kind I love (I was still at the beach at 6pm). I picked up these books at the little free library on the way home. The tea pot & earrings are from the op shop. I ate my homemade meat pie for dinner on my balcony & noticed weird patterns in the ocean I haven‘t seen before. Then along came 146km per hr winds, thunder, lightning & Forest Gump rain. Scary but cool.

Rissreads It sounds like the perfect day! ❤️ 3y
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quietlycuriouskate
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Thank you, Helen @squirrelbrain ! This is so sweet and thoughtful of you (it is most definitely NOT nothing!). I do like Barbara Kingsolver. I promise to be in touch soon... not least because I know you have a bookday coming up. 😘

squirrelbrain Hi Kate - glad you like it! I know Kingsolver can be a bit Marmite so I was worried.... 😬 Hope you‘re doing OK... 4y
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Scochrane26
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This is one of Kingsolver‘s earlier books. I‘m not always into short stories, so I liked some of these but some were so-so. Most of them didn‘t have a tidy ending, so they felt incomplete, but I guess that was the point. This finishes my Modern Mrs Darcy challenge-the only one I did this year. Prompt was a book in an author‘s backlist
This is a #TBRRead for #wintergames #thefilthyanimals @StayCurious @Clwojick

rather_be_reading if you let me know how many short stories you read EACH story will get 15 pts 4y
rather_be_reading for now 16pts💚❤ 4y
Scochrane26 @rather_be_reading I didn‘t know they counted separately. Cool! There‘s 12 stories in this book. 4y
rather_be_reading 165pts🍬 4y
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Brooke_H
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I loved this collection of simple and beautiful short stories. Recommend for @RachelO ! I‘d love any of the books, but my number one pick is the Lisa Genova. Thank you!! ❤️

rockpools Hi - thanks for entering! You've nailed it with this one - I fell in love with this collection several years ago, but had completely forgotten about it. I'll have to dig it out again 😊 6y
Brooke_H @RachelO Oh, good! I‘m a recent Kingsolver fan. ☺️ 6y
rockpools Just going to tag this #inbetween, so I don't lose you! 6y
Brooke_H @RachelO Of course I forgot to tag it! I was too excited to post about it. 😂 Thank you!! 6y
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Brooke_H
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A beautiful collection of simple but poignant stories, all quite different from each other. As with nearly all short story collections, some are stronger than others. My favorite one from this collection is "Bereaved Apartments." Recommend.

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rubyslippersreads
Homeland and Other Stories | Barbara Kingsolver
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I just realized that, although I've had this #signed book on my shelves for a long time, I don't think I've ever read it. 🙀 (Though I've read others by this author.) #readjanuary

LeahBergen 😍😍 7y
tpixie You. Enter get started!!! 7y
RealLifeReading I love what she wrote! 7y
rockpools I'm a teensy bit jealous. And I *do* love this book. 7y
EllieDottie This is awesome! 7y
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Bookbeez
Homeland and Other Stories | Barbara Kingsolver
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Yes, yes I am reading at a beer fest. #currentlyreading #augustphotochallenge

britt_brooke Love it! Beer and books just go together. Have fun! #cheers 🍻 8y
MrBook Nice #pairing! 8y
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