Homeland and Other Stories

By: Barbara Kingsolver

Narrated by: Barbara Kingsolver

“Extraordinarily fine. Kingsolver has a Chekhovian tenderness toward her characters. . . . The title story is pure poetry.” —Russell Banks, New York Times Book Review

With the same wit and sensitivity that have come to characterize her highly praised and beloved novels, acclaimed author Barbara Kingsolver, recipient of numerous literary awards including the Pulitzer Prize, the National Humanities Medal, the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, and National Book Foundation's Medal for Distinguish Contribution to American Letters, gives us a rich and emotionally resonant collection of short 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, her 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.

Homeland and Other Stories creates a world of love and possibility that readers will want to take as their own.

Heartfelt

This was a lovely story of days gone by. A time in history , that I can remember.

Homeland stories that run deep

Barbara kingsolver words resonate deeply and her stories paint a beautiful image .
A simple story that creates a depth of emotion.

Heartbreaking light in dark corners

Poet and anthropological word-magician Kingsolver takes us by the hand as a child would a trusted cousin, walking back through dark corridors, telling family stories of American regular folk in a momentary intimacy.

The most horrid truths are not exposed but discreetly unveiled through children's memories and innocent eyes, laying bare the brutality of all the -isms that smother the beauty of family and farm values in America.

Through these touching and relatable stories we reach an understanding of the ancestry of bigotism and racism that reaches down through the decades, exposing the sad honesty of inherited pain and handed-down hatred. Told by her characters who are immediately recognizeable as our own innocent inner children and sisters in a fight to learn to live a decent life, these stories lay bare the open wounds that will surely heal if air, compassion and forgiveness can be allowed to envelop the perpetrators of hand-me-down cruelty. Kingsolver gives us the tools and space to breathe that hope as we briefly visit these small, silenced real lives.

Another great book by Kingsolver!

Barbara Kingsolver narrates this book herself and it was very enjoyable to listen to her. The stories are only about 45 minutes in length so great short listens for busy people who don't have the time to get into a long novel.

Great storytelling- wonderful characters

Loved each story and the ability of Barbara to bring us into the lives of such wonderful characters.