Pigs in Heaven

Pigs in Heaven

First edition
Author	Barbara Kingsolver
Country	United States
Language	English
Publisher	HarperCollins
Publication date	1993
Media type	Print (Hardcover and Paperback) and audio-CD
Pages	343 pp
ISBN	0-06-016801-3
OCLC	27431722
Dewey Decimal	813/.54 20
LC Class	PS3561.I496 P54 1993
Preceded by	The Bean Trees

Pigs in Heaven is a 1993 novel by Barbara Kingsolver; it is the sequel to her first novel, The Bean Trees. It continues the story of Taylor Greer and Turtle, her adopted Cherokee daughter. It highlights the strong relationships between mothers and daughters, with special attention given to the customs, history, and present living situation of the Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma. It is Kingsolver's first book to appear on the New York Times Best Seller list.^[1] The New York Times Book Review praised Kingsolver's "extravagantly gifted narrative voice" and called the novel a "resounding achievement".^[2]

References

1. New York Times article
2. New York Times book review

• "And Baby Makes Two". New York Times. 1993-06-27
• "Heaven in Oklahoma PIGS IN HEAVEN, By Barbara Kingsolver. Los Angeles Times. 1993-07-04

External links

• Pigs in Heaven Book Source ISBN 9780060168018
• Stomp Dance like that described in the book, recorded in Okmulgee, Oklahoma