芭芭拉·金索沃 Barbara Kingsolver，美國當代著名作傢。美國人文領域最高榮譽“國傢人文勛章”獲得者。生於1955年，在肯塔基州鄉間長大。迄今齣版瞭7部長篇小說，其中有5部全美銷量超100萬冊。作品被翻譯成20多種語言，入選美國高中和大學文學課程。曾獲英國橘子文學奬、南非國傢圖書奬、愛德華·艾比生態小說奬、戴頓文學和平奬等。代錶作有《毒木聖經》《豆樹青青》《縱情夏日》《罅隙》等。

Clear-eyed and spirited, Taylor Greer grew up poor in rural Kentucky with the goals of avoiding pregnancy and getting away. But when she heads west with high hopes and a barely functional car, she meets the human condition head-on. By the time Taylor arrives in Tucson, Arizona, she has acquired a completely unexpected child, a three-year-old American Indian girl named Turtle, and must somehow come to terms with both motherhood and the necessity for putting down roots. Hers is a story about love and friendship, abandonment and belonging, and the discovery of surprising resources in apparently empty places. Available for the first time in mass-market, this edition of Barbara Kingsolver's bestselling novel, "The Bean Trees," will be in stores everywhere in September. With two different but equally handsome covers, this book is a fine addition to your Kingsolver library.