![]() ![]() One of the things that makes this book such an imaginative work of genius is the distinct voice Kingsolver gives each of the girls. ![]() Each of the other chapters is written in the first person by one of the four daughters. Except for the last section, the first part of each is written by Orleanna looking back on their time in the Congo. Great tragedy strikes, and the lives of all six of the Prices radically change forever. Assimilating-from learning to cook on a wood stove to having to haul water for a mile-is a Herculean adjustment. To say they are wholly unprepared for such a primitive lifestyle is an understatement. He brings with him his Bible, his arrogant, holier-than-thou approach to saving souls, and his reluctant family: his obedient, meek wife Orleanna and teenage daughters Rachel, Leah, and Adah along with five-year-old Ruth May. This masterpiece by Barbara Kingsolver takes us deep into the jungle of the Congo beginning in 1959 when Southern Baptist preacher Nathan Price embarks on a risky missionary post in small village located on a smelly, crocodile-infested river on the edge of a lush, snake-infested jungle. ![]() And then when you're going about the business of life, you'll find yourself thinking, "When can I stop what I'm doing and read again?" As in, it starts out just fine - OK, but not fabulous - and then bit by bit it sneaks its way into your heart and soul. ![]()
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