Book 72 The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
9/10. The story of a family who get uprooted from the deep south of USA to go with their father to preach to the "heathens" in the Congo. It's told from the perspective of his wife and 3 daughters who all get their say in separate chapters along the way. The book slowly gets inside your head like I imagine Africa does and stays with you for some time. Worth reading and comparing with Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe (book 55) which gives the African perspective.
9/10. The story of a family who get uprooted from the deep south of USA to go with their father to preach to the "heathens" in the Congo. It's told from the perspective of his wife and 3 daughters who all get their say in separate chapters along the way. The book slowly gets inside your head like I imagine Africa does and stays with you for some time. Worth reading and comparing with Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe (book 55) which gives the African perspective.
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