Small Wonder
Format: ebook
ISBN:
9780061437267 (0061437263)
Publish date: May 8th 2007
Publisher: HarperCollins
Pages no: 288
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Autobiography,
Memoir,
Writing,
Essays,
Book Club,
Science,
Environment,
Nature,
Philosophy,
Contemporary,
Short Stories
I believe that there are a few authors who really speak to each of us in an extremely personal and almost eery way. Maybe they’re not always on the mark, maybe every piece of work they churn out isn’t our favorite, but in some small way, their writing has made a profound and unparalleled impact on u...
i really enjoy reading what kingsolver has to say. it's always, always educational. among other things, this has made me incredibly excited to prepare my garden for next year's planting."My best revenge against all the dishonesty and hatred in the world, it seems to me, will be to raise up right t...
4.5 starsI was inclined to think I would like Kingsolver's fiction much better than her essays. Happily, I was wrong. This is a collection of beautifully written essays covering everything from raising chickens to raising children, from global war to birdwatching. There are so many perfectly expr...
Barbara Kingsolver, novelist and naturalist, writes in Small Wonder her thoughts on the raising chickens, motherhood, television, and war. She is at her best when she w...