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    A Study Guide for Barbara Kingsolver's "Pigs in Heaven"
    A Study Guide for Barbara Kingsolver's "Pigs in Heaven"
    A Study Guide for Barbara Kingsolver's "Pigs in Heaven"
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    A Study Guide for Barbara Kingsolver's "Pigs in Heaven"

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    A Study Guide for Barbara Kingsolver's "Pigs in Heaven," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Novels for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Novels for Students for all of your research needs.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCengage Learning - Gale
    Release dateJun 14, 2016
    ISBN9781535830911
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      A Study Guide for Barbara Kingsolver's "Pigs in Heaven" - Gale

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      Pigs in Heaven

      Barbara Kingsolver

      1993

      Introduction

      When Pigs in Heaven was published in 1993, Barbara Kingsolver was already a well-established and successful author. Her third novel garnered critical and popular success and earned her a nomination for an ABBY award, the American Library Association award, the Los Angeles Times Fiction Prize, and the Cowboy Hall of Fame Western Fiction Award. As in many of her other works, Pigs in Heaven focuses on the complexities of families, relationships, and communities.

      In this novel, the protagonist, Taylor Greer, finds herself embroiled in a custody battle with the Cherokee Nation over her adopted Cherokee daughter named Turtle. As she struggles to keep her daughter and at the same time provide a nurturing and safe environment, Taylor is forced to re-examine and redefine her views on family and community. During the course of the story, Kingsolver introduces the issues of single motherhood, adoption, abuse, ethnic identity, and poverty. Her intermingling of politics and human drama results in a satisfying tale of love and understanding. Reviewers applaud the novel's realistic and compelling characters, its topical themes, and her insight into the complex inner workings of the human

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