Another book I re-read

Re-reading books for me has been very rewarding lately.  This morning I finished (I confess, this was an audio book) Barbara Kingsolver's The Bean Trees.  I love this story about Taylor Greer who leaves her home in Kentucky, travels west in her jalopy of a car, acquires a new name and a child along the way, and ends up living in Arizona.  The book covers the themes of child abuse, immigration, friendship, and honor quite nicely without ever taking you to a place that makes you feel you are being preached to.  Kingsolver's matter of fact writing style is truly enjoyable.  I also recommend her Poisonwood Bible, Lacuna, and the sequel to The Bean Trees, Pigs in Heaven.