Banana Rose

Thebestsellingnovelfromthebelovedauthorof"WritingDowntheBones，WildMind，and"LongQuietHighwayisnowavailableinpaperbackforthefirsttime.Withahalf-millioncopiesinprintofherthreeremarkablebooksofnonfiction，NatalieGoldberghasinspiredagenerationofwriterswithherinsight，humor，andempathy.Subtlyhilariousandachinglyraw，herfirstnovel"BananaRosehasrewardedherdevotedfanswhileattractingawholenewreadershiptoherwork."BananaRoseisthestoryofNellSchwartz，aBrooklyn-bornJewishgirlwhomovestotheTaosofcommunesandsweetcedarsmoke，transformsherselfintoBananaRose(becauseshe's"bananas")，fallsinlovewithahornplayernamedGauguin，andbelievestheycanstoptimeiftheyjustlovehardenough.It'salsoaboutNellandAnna，astrange-eyedwriteraslonelyastheNebraskafarmwhereshegrewup，whosekissestastelikeraspberriesandwhoteachesNellwhatitmeanstobeanartist.Butmostofall，"BananaRoseisaboutNell'sstrugglewithherownwildheart，withthedemandsofcanvasandpaint，withherfamilyandfaith，andwithherirrepressiblelongingforhome.