The Bean Trees

Turtle and Taylor remain in Oklahoma City while the adoption paperwork clears, and spend time at the library. They learn about the wisteria vines. They do not grow from barren soil; the soil beneath them is fertilized by rhizobia, microscopic bugs with which the wisteria have a symbiotic relationship. Taylor compares the wisteria and rhizobia to the various relationships in the novel.

Taylor calls Lou Ann, who tells her that she is now dating a man from Red Hot Mama's, Cameron John, and she recalls how Taylor became upset when they were acting ...