In High Tide in Tucson, Barbara Kingsolver explores her trademark themes of family, community and the natural world with the eyes of a scientist and the vision of a poet.

Barbara Kingsolver's thirteen books of fiction, poetry and non-fiction include the novels The Bean Trees and the international bestseller The Poisonwood Bible which, amongst other accolades, won the 2005 Penguin/Orange Reading Group Book of the Year award. Her most recent novel is The Lacuna.