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In "Small Wonder" Barbara Kingsolver compiles essays that span the natural beauty of the Grand Canyon, the intimacy of her vegetable garden, the challenges of motherhood, the promise and peril of genetic engineering, and the future of a nation founded on human ideals. Her prose balances gravitas with wit, offering a hopeful reflection on humanity’s capacity to shape its own destiny.
First publish date: 2002
Genre: General Fiction/Anthologies
Authors: Barbara Kingsolver
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