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Loved re-reading this book for book club.
An amazing story!
An amazing story!
This is an amazing story. Fiction with a bibliography, what's not to love! A Southern preacher with a major Messiah-complex drags his family to Africa in the late 1950's. His 4 daughters and their mother tell their story, and the sections each one narrates are told in her unique "voice" . I always admire how a gifted writer can speak in a completely different way for different characters, similar to the way a talented actor is completely different in each role. I also love that this book focuses
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Having lived in West Africa for 2 years, I had a particular interest in the setting for this wonderful book. I found the descriptions of the culture, surroundings, etc. to be right on. I would have loved the book anyway because of the way Kingsolver was able to write in the voices of the different characters and so bring them to life.
Apr 07, 2009
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