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The Poisonwood Bible
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The Poisonwood Bible Paperback - 1999

by Barbara Kingsolver


Summary

In 1959, Nathan Price, a fierce, evangelical Baptist, takes his four young daughters, his wife, and his mission to the Belgian Congo -- a place, he is sure, where he can save needy souls. But the seeds they plant bloom in tragic ways within this complex culture. Set against one of the most dramatic political events of the twentieth century -- the Congo’s fight for independence from Belgium and its devastating consequences -- here is New York Times-bestselling author Barbara Kingslover’s beautiful, heartbreaking, and unforgettable epic that chronicles the disintegration of family and a nation. - from the publisher

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In 1959, Nathan Price, a fierce, evangelical Baptist, takes his four young daughters, his wife, and his mission to the Belgian Congo -- a place, he is sure, where he can save needy souls. But the seeds they plant bloom in tragic ways within this complex culture. Set against one of the most dramatic political events of the twentieth century -- the Congo's fight for independence from Belgium and its devastating consequences -- here is "New York Times-bestselling author Barbara Kingslover's beautiful, heartbreaking, and unforgettable epic that chronicles the disintegration of family and a nation.

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IMAGINE A RUIN so strange it must never have happened.

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  • Title The Poisonwood Bible
  • Author Barbara Kingsolver
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition [ Edition: Repri
  • Pages 560
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Harper Perennial, New York, New York, USA
  • Date October 1, 1999
  • ISBN 9780060930530 / 0060930535
  • Weight 1.02 lbs (0.46 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.06 x 5.38 x 1.31 in (20.47 x 13.67 x 3.33 cm)
  • Reading level 960
  • Library of Congress subjects Domestic fiction, Americans - Congo (Democratic Republic)
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 98019901
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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