![]() Then there’s Leah and Adah, twins who are alike but not. She does not intend to be changed by Africa. She is spoiled and selfish and very unaware of what is going on around her. Rachel is the oldest, with long white hair and a princess attitude. The story is told by his wife Orelanna, whose recollections begin most of the sections, before his four daughters tell their version of events. The Poisonwood Bible tells the story of the Price family who, led by the father Nathan Price, a Baptist preacher, go to the Belgian Congo in 1959 to work as missionaries. ![]() Even if the chapters weren’t headed by name, it would be easy to tell who was speaking. ![]() They are all so well defined, each with their own recognisable voice. You can see the amount of time and research that went into writing this, and the love she has for her characters. ![]() Barbara Kingsolver is easily one of my favourite authors, and I think this book is the best of those of hers I have read. ![]()
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