Small Wonder
Essays
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · April 2, 2002
“Soulful and soul searching. . . a passionate invitation to readers to be part of the crowd that cares about the environment, peace, and family.”—San Francisco Chronicle Book Review In this moving essay collection, the acclaimed author of bestselling works such as Demon Copperhead and Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, raises her voice in praise of nature, family, literature, and the joys of everyday life while examining the genesis of war, violence, and poverty in our world.
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- Who it’s for
- These essays move between nature, family, and public troubles with gravity, humor, and hope.
- Themes
- Nature and environmental concerns, Family and everyday life, War, violence, and poverty
- Genres
- Essay Collections, Nature Writing, Conservation
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“Soulful and soul searching. . . a passionate invitation to readers to be part of the crowd that cares about the environment, peace, and family.”—San Francisco Chronicle Book Review In this moving essay collection, the acclaimed author of bestselling works such as Demon Copperhead and Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, raises her voice in praise of nature, family, literature, and the joys of everyday life while examining the genesis of war, violence, and poverty in our world.
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Whether Barbara Kingsolver is contemplating the Grand Canyon, her vegetable garden, motherhood, genetic engineering, or the future of a nation founded on the best of all human impulses, her writings are grounded in the belief that our largest problems have grown from the earth's remotest corners as well as our own backyards, and that answers may lie in both those places. Sometimes grave, occasionally hilarious, and ultimately persuasive, Small Wonder is a hopeful examination of the people we seem to be, and what we might yet make of ourselves.
Backyard and Beyond
These essays move between nature, family, and public troubles with gravity, humor, and hope.
Come here for
- Reflections that connect a vegetable garden to the wider world
- A lively mix of nature, literature, and everyday life
Expect
- Essays that can be grave, occasionally hilarious, and ultimately hopeful
- Thoughtful attention to war, violence, and poverty
Where it sits
| Nature Writing | 62% |
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| Essay Collections | 55% |
| Conservation | 36% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Women's Lives
- The Americas History
- Social History
- American Literary Collections
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- Essay Collections
- Women Authors Collections
- Ecology
- Nature Writing
- Authors
- Barbara Kingsolver
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- April 2, 2002
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Nature and environmental concerns · Family and everyday life · War, violence, and poverty
- Reading lane
- Women's Lives