Pigs in Heaven: A Novel
Files
Document Type
Book
Description
When a six-year-old child named Turtle is the sole witness to a freak accident at the Hoover Dam, she and her adoptive mother Taylor have a moment of celebrity that will change their lives forever. Turtle is claimed by Annawake Fourkiller, a Cherokee activist, to have been wrongly taken from the Cherokee nation. Fear of losing Turtle sends Taylor fleeing across the country with her mother Alice, pursued by Annawake. In the course of their journey, the three find love and wisdom in surprising places.
Publication Date
1993
Publisher
HarperCollins
City
New York
State
NY
Award
2011 Richard C. Holbrooke Distinguished Achievement Award
Disciplines
Arts and Humanities | Creative Writing | Fiction | History
Repository Citation
Kingsolver , B. (1993). Pigs in Heaven: A Novel. New York, NY: HarperCollins.
