High Tide in Tucson: Essays from Now or Never
(eBook)
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.
Notes
Kingsolver, B. (2009). High Tide in Tucson: Essays from Now or Never. [S.l.]: HarperCollins.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Kingsolver, Barbara. 2009. High Tide in Tucson: Essays From Now or Never. [S.l.]: HarperCollins.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Kingsolver, Barbara, High Tide in Tucson: Essays From Now or Never. [S.l.]: HarperCollins, 2009.
MLA Citation (style guide)Kingsolver, Barbara. High Tide in Tucson: Essays From Now or Never. [S.l.]: HarperCollins, 2009. Web.
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