Pigs in Heaven

The novel is a sequel to *The Bean Trees*, continuing the story of Taylor Greer and her adopted daughter, Turtle, a young Cherokee girl. Six-year-old Turtle witnesses a freak accident at the Hoover Dam, and her insistence on what she saw leads to a man's dramatic rescue. The resulting nationwide media attention, which includes an appearance on *The Oprah Winfrey Show*, brings the mother and daughter to the attention of Annawake Fourkiller, a lawyer for the Cherokee Nation. Annawake informs Taylor that Turtle's adoption was not legal under tribal law, igniting a conflict over the child's identity and her connection to her cultural heritage. Fearing she will lose her daughter, Taylor flees with Turtle, embarking on a road trip that tests the boundaries of their family. Simultaneously, Taylor's mother, Alice, leaves her unhappy marriage in Kentucky and travels to the Cherokee Nation, where she explores her own heritage and finds a new sense of community. The story weaves a complex web of family, community, and the different truths about the ties that bind, traveling from the urban Southwest to Heaven, Oklahoma, and the Cherokee Nation.

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