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Clever. . . magical. . . beautifully crafted. Kingsolver spins you around the philosophic world a dozen times. — Milwaukee Sentinel

There is no one quite like Barbara Kingsolver in contemporary literature, raves the Washington Post Book World, and it is right. Kingsolver''s critically acclaimed writings always entertain and touch her legions of loyal fans. In High Tide in Tucson, she returns to 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 pr

High Tide in Tucson Essays from Now or Never

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      Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
      Publication Date: 25/11/2003
      ISBN13: 9780060927561, 978-0060927561
      ISBN10: 0060927569
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      Book Synopsis

      Clever. . . magical. . . beautifully crafted. Kingsolver spins you around the philosophic world a dozen times. — Milwaukee Sentinel

      There is no one quite like Barbara Kingsolver in contemporary literature, raves the Washington Post Book World, and it is right. Kingsolver''s critically acclaimed writings always entertain and touch her legions of loyal fans. In High Tide in Tucson, she returns to 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 pr

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