Small wonder
Barbara Kingsolver ; illustrations by Paul Mirocha.
- 1st ed.
- New York HarperCollins Publishers c2002
- xvi, 267 p. ill. ; 22 cm.
Small wonder -- Saying grace -- Knowing our place -- patience of a saint -- Seeing scarlet -- Setting free the crabs -- forest's last stand -- Called out -- fist in the eye of God -- Lily's chickens -- one-eyed monster, and why I don't let him in -- Letter to a daughter at thirteen -- Letter to my mother -- Going to Japan -- Life is precious, or it's not -- Flying -- Household words -- What good is a story? -- Marking a passage -- Taming the beast with two backs -- Stealing apples -- And our flag was still there -- God's wife's measuring spoons. The A A The
In 22 wonderfully articulate essays, Kingsolver 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 the world. Illustrations.