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HIGH TIDE IN TUCSON: Essays from Now or Never

HIGH TIDE IN TUCSON: Essays from Now or Never

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HIGH TIDE IN TUCSON: Essays from Now or Never

by Kingsolver, Barbara

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New York:: HarperCollins,, 1995.. Hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First printing. Twenty-five essays written with 'the eyes of a scientist and the vision of a poet' on topics as diverse as modern motherhood, property rights, a museum of atomic bomb relics, a West African voodoo love charm, a battle of wills with a two year old and more. Illustrations by Paul Mirocha. Olive green cloth spine. 273 pp.

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"There is no one quite like Barbara Kingsolver in contemporary literature," raves the Washington Post Book World, and it is right. She has been nominated three times for the ABBY award, and her critically acclaimed writings consistently enjoy spectacular commercial success as they entertain and touch her legions of loyal fans. In High Tide in Tucson, she returnsto her familiar themes of family, community, the common good and the natural world. The title essay considers Buster, a hermit crab that accidentally stows away on Kingsolver's return trip from the Bahamas to her desert home, and turns out to have manic-depressive tendencies. Buster is running around for all he's worth -- one can only presume it's high tide in Tucson. Kingsolver brings a moral vision and refreshing sense of humor to subjects ranging from modern motherhood to the history of private property to the suspended citizenship of human beings in the Animal Kingdom. Beautifully packaged, with original illustrations by well-known illustrator Paul Mirocha, these wise lessons on the urgent business of being alive make it a perfect gift for Kingsolver's many fans.

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Title
HIGH TIDE IN TUCSON: Essays from Now or Never
Author
Kingsolver, Barbara
Format/Binding
Hardcover first edition -
Book Condition
Used - Fine in fine dust jacket.
Jacket Condition
fine
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10
0060172916
ISBN 13
9780060172916
Publisher
HarperCollins,
Place of Publication
New York:
Date Published
1995.
Keywords
southwest, motherhood, nature,
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