false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174508766m/410101.jpg 410101 2 The bestselling novel from the beloved author of <i>Writing Down the Bones, Wild Mind,</i> and <i>Long Quiet Highway</i> is now available in paperback for the first time.  With a half-million copies in print of her three remarkable books of nonfiction, Natalie Goldberg has inspired a generation of writers with her insight, humor, and empathy.  Subtly hilarious and achingly raw, her first novel <i>Banana Rose</i> has rewarded her devoted fans while attracting a whole new readership to her work.<br><br><i>Banana Rose</i> is the story of Nell Schwartz, a Brooklyn-born Jewish girl who moves to the Taos of communes and sweet cedar smoke, transforms herself into Banana Rose (because she's "bananas"), falls in love with a horn player named Gauguin, and believes they can stop time if they just love hard enough.  It's also about Nell and Anna, a strange-eyed writer as lonely as the Nebraska farm where she grew up, whose kisses taste like raspberries and who teaches Nell what it means to be an artist.  But most of all, <i>Banana Rose</i> is about Nell's struggle with her own wild heart, with the demands of canvas and paint, with her family and faith, and with her irrepressible longing for home. 1255737 1995 Banana Rose total:190|5:37|4:55|3:58|2:27|1:13| 190 646 231 27 410101 055337513X 9780553375138 189 27 3.40 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174508766m/410101.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/410101.Banana_Rose 4 1 false Sun Jan 20 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 04 15:08:51 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 04 15:25:42 -0800 2008 more...]]> 410101 055337513X 9780553375138 189 27 3.40 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174508766m/410101.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/410101.Banana_Rose 5 1 false Fri May 23 14:12:55 -0700 2008 Fri May 23 14:12:57 -0700 2008 410101 055337513X 9780553375138 189 27 3.40 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174508766m/410101.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/410101.Banana_Rose 5 1 false Mon Aug 25 09:19:32 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 25 09:20:33 -0700 2008 410101 055337513X 9780553375138 189 27 3.40 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174508766m/410101.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/410101.Banana_Rose 3 1 false Fri Sep 05 17:30:14 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 21 13:23:04 -0700 2008 410101 055337513X 9780553375138 189 27 3.40 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174508766m/410101.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/410101.Banana_Rose 4 1 false Sat May 03 13:05:12 -0700 2008 Sat May 03 13:05:48 -0700 2008 410101 055337513X 9780553375138 189 27 3.40 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174508766m/410101.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/410101.Banana_Rose 2 0 false Sat Jul 19 11:12:22 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 19 11:25:47 -0700 2008 more...]]> 410101 055337513X 9780553375138 189 27 3.40 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174508766m/410101.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/410101.Banana_Rose 3 0 false Sat Jan 31 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 13 13:17:24 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 31 11:56:42 -0800 2009 more...]]> 410101 055337513X 9780553375138 189 27 3.40 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174508766m/410101.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/410101.Banana_Rose 3 0 false Wed Mar 18 16:37:25 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 18 16:39:27 -0700 2009 more...]]> 410101 055337513X 9780553375138 189 27 3.40 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174508766m/410101.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/410101.Banana_Rose 5 0 false Tue Mar 17 13:39:01 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 17 13:39:53 -0700 2009
will it be a great read? absolutely! natalie goldber's semi-autobiographical novel is a book that i've read many, many times. i love her.]]> 410101 055337513X 9780553375138 189 27 3.40 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174508766m/410101.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/410101.Banana_Rose 4 0 false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1997 Tue Dec 23 14:54:16 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 23 14:56:48 -0800 2008 410101 055337513X 9780553375138 189 27 3.40 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174508766m/410101.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/410101.Banana_Rose 3 0 false Sun Mar 02 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 28 07:04:21 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 28 07:06:20 -0800 2009 410101 055337513X 9780553375138 189 27 3.40 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174508766m/410101.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/410101.Banana_Rose 3 0 false Sat Sep 22 06:35:49 -0700 2007 Sat Sep 22 06:39:01 -0700 2007 more...]]> 410101 055337513X 9780553375138 189 27 3.40 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174508766m/410101.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/410101.Banana_Rose 4 0 false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Mon Apr 13 15:44:54 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 13 15:46:36 -0700 2009 410101 055337513X 9780553375138 189 27 3.40 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174508766m/410101.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/410101.Banana_Rose 3 0 false Sun Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Mon Jan 19 14:55:21 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 20 18:52:57 -0800 2009 410101 055337513X 9780553375138 189 27 3.40 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174508766m/410101.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/410101.Banana_Rose 5 0 false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1997 Thu Jan 08 21:17:48 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 08 21:18:47 -0800 2009 410101 055337513X 9780553375138 189 27 3.40 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174508766m/410101.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/410101.Banana_Rose 4 0 false Fri Feb 27 13:09:33 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 27 13:09:49 -0800 2009 410101 055337513X 9780553375138 189 27 3.40 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174508766m/410101.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/410101.Banana_Rose 3 0 false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1999 Thu Aug 23 00:25:43 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 23 01:16:19 -0700 2007 410101 055337513X 9780553375138 189 27 3.40 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174508766m/410101.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/410101.Banana_Rose 5 0 false Sat Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Sun Nov 02 11:19:00 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 02 11:22:01 -0800 2008 410101 055337513X 9780553375138 189 27 3.40 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174508766m/410101.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/410101.Banana_Rose 1 0 false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 14 11:59:22 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 21 06:32:07 -0700 2008
I liked the way she writes, but the story was kinda boring. It was her first novel. Perhaps I'll try a newer one?]]> 410101 055337513X 9780553375138 189 27 3.40 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174508766m/410101.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/410101.Banana_Rose 5 0 false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Fri Aug 17 10:18:39 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 17 10:18:55 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=410101