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In 1959, Nathan Price, a evangelical Baptist who has taken his wife and four daughters on a mission to the Belgian Congo, finds that their traditions are no longer secure in this very different world, in a powerful story set against the backdrop of the Congo's battle for independence from Belgium. Reissue. 50,000 first printing.
 
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Barbara Kingsolver Lights Up Deepest, Darkest Africa

Date of Review:  Aug 5, 2000
Review: Politics and religion, those strange bedfellows, snuggle between the sheets in Barbara Kingsolver?s impressive novel The Poisonwood Bible. Set during Africa?s political upheaval in the early 1960s, Kingsolver?s tale follows missionary Nathan Price,...
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Date of Review:  Sep 7, 2000
Review: Barbara Kingsolver has earned a place on my all-time favorite writers list. I have read a few of her works including; The Bean Trees, Pigs in Heaven, Animal Dreams and now The Poisonwood Bible. She never ceases to amaze me with her vast knowledge of...
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The Poisonwood Bible...a thought provoking read

Date of Review:  Nov 1, 2000
Review: Poison wood bible by Barbara Kingsolver

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Barbara Kingsolver lives in Arizona and the southern Appalachian mountains. In the course of her life, she actually trained as a...
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This book has an interesting scenario, but overall, I didnt enjoy this book because its about a family and their struggles in post-colonial Congo. But if you like that sort of thing, this book is perfect for you. Pros: Good Characters Cons: Long
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The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver. ISBN 0060512822. One of the best books I've read in a while. Different perspectives on the results of the conquest of Africa, told from the members of Southern Baptist turned missionary family. Excellent word play, and it really makes you think Fiction Books, Books
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Interesting book on the Congo and life.The Poisonwood Bible: A Novel (Perennial Classics), Fiction Books, Books


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Authors Barbara Kingsolver
Narrator Dean Roberston
Fiction Genre Juvenile Fiction
Fiction Subgenre Unknown
Awards 1998 ABBY

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  Siegel, Lee, New Republic: "With the publication of THE POISONWOOD BIBLE, this easy, humorous, competent, syrupy writer has been elevated to the ranks of the greatest political novelists of our time. She is something new: a political novelist who is careful not to step on anyone's toes. Barbara Kingsolver does not finally give a hoot about Africa."

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  Format: Audio - Audio Cassette
Publisher: Brilliance Audio (November 01, 1998)
Measurements: 7.5"(h) x 4.25"(w) x 2.5"(d), 0.9 lbs.
ISBN: 9781567404081

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  We came from Bethlehem, Georgia bearing Betty Crocker cake mixes into the jungle. My sisters and I were all counting on having one birthday apiece during our twelve-month mission. "And heaven knows," our mother predicted, "they won't have Betty Crocker in the Congo."
 
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