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The wife and the four daughters of Baptist minister Nathan Price tell the story of their lives in the Belgian Congo during the time of regime changes and over thirtysome years. Each narrator has a very different voice, which allows for a multi-layered approach to a complex, emotional read.
Loved Adah's palindromic perspective, but each voice was unique. ...more
Loved Adah's palindromic perspective, but each voice was unique. ...more
May 26, 2010
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I found this book a bit slow at the beginning, and couldn't believe it would be worth the 500+ pages it takes. But it just kept drawing me in more and more as I read it. Gradually the complicated internal story of one missionary family grows to include the story of an African nation struggling towards independence, with dubious "help" from the rest of the world. The story is told by the 4 women in the story -- the mother and 4 daughters -- and our awareness of their complexity, as individuals an
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