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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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June 11th - I'm just gonna leave this alone for a while. Got other stuff to read, but I will go back to this again.
This is a second time around for me - this time doing it by audio.
I think it's the kinda book I could do once every couple of years. I find the people in it interesting enough.
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This is a second time around for me - this time doing it by audio.
I think it's the kinda book I could do once every couple of years. I find the people in it interesting enough.
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The first time I read this book in print and I was captivated by the Price's sisters. The second time around, I listened to the audiobook narrated by talented Dean Robertson and I loved every minute of this book. My rating remains at 5 stars but I feel this book deserve more than 5 stars.
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Jun 12, 2010
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