Kingsolver, Barbara <br/><br/>
Homeland and other stories 
/ Barbara Kingsolver 
 - New York  : HarperPerennial  , 2005, c1989. 
 - 244 p.  ; 22 cm. 
<br/><br/>Homeland -- Blueprints -- Covered bridges -- Quality time -- Stone dreams -- Survival zones -- Islands on the moon -- Bereaved apartments -- Extinctions -- Jump-up day -- Rose-Johnny -- Why I am a danger to the public 
<br/><br/> With the same wit and sensitivity that have come to characterize her highly praised and beloved novels Animal Dreams and The Bean Trees, Barbara Kingsolver gives us a rich and emotionally resonant collection of twelve stories. Spreading her memorable characters over landscapes ranging from northern-California to the hills of eastern Kentucky and the Caribbean island of St. Lucia, Kingsolver tells stories of hope, momentary joy, and powerful endurance. In every setting, Kingsolver's distinctive voice -- at times comic, but often heartrending -- rings true as she explores the twin themes of family ties and the life choices one must ultimately make alone. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780060917012 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>88045915 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Manners and customs----Fiction
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States---Social life and customs---20th Century----Fiction<br/>Saint Lucia----Fiction
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Short stories
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>FIC KIN