![]() ![]() He also refuses to see that his whole family is in danger. ![]() ![]() He stubbornly refuses to accept that his place is not in the Congo (the Baptist Mission revokes their mission). Not only does Nathan not make much headway with bringing the word of God to the people of Kilanga, his relationship with his family deteriorates. The story is told from the point of view of the five women: Orleanna and her daughters Rachel, Leah, Adah and Ruth May. He is a strict dictator-like husband and father, small suffering of anyone in his family opposing his word and his interpretation of the Bible. His mission is to bring Christianity to the savage natives and deliver them into the Lord’s hands. Reading it at a time much later than when the book came into the public eye also meant that I could read objectively and without any specific expectations or bias.īaptist preacher Nathan Price drags along his reluctant family from Georgia all the way to the Congo. The Poisonwood Bible made me angry, sad, frustrated and depressed and I loved it! That is not too much of a surprise since the book is very well-known and the author very accomplished. Publisher: HarperCollins (Harper Perennial) ![]()
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