The Poisonwood Bible (Paperback)
Barbara Kingsolver (author)- 10+ in stock
An international bestseller and a modern classic, this suspenseful epic of one family's tragic undoing and their remarkable reconstruction has been read, adored and shared by millions around the world.
This new edition for 2017 features a cover design by award-winning fashion designer, Tina Lobondi. This story is told by the wife and four daughters of Nathan Price, a fierce, evangelical Baptist who takes his family and mission to the Belgian Congo in 1959. They carry with them everything they believe they will need from home, but soon find that all of it - from garden seeds to Scripture - is calamitously transformed on African soil.
Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 9780571339792
Number of pages: 640
Weight: 525 g
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 38 mm
Edition: Main
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