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So begins barbara kingsolvers latest novel, the lacuna. Her work of narrative nonfiction is the enormously influential bestseller animal, vegetable, miracle. Barbara kingsolver books list of books by author barbara. Get the best deals on audio books barbara kingsolver. Click on the book title to see more details including synopsis, books by same author etc. Click new books to see the latest additions to the calibre library. American essayist, novelist, and poet barbara kingsolver, born in 1955, earned degrees in biology from depauw university and the university of kentucky.
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