The poisonwood Bible: a novel

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The drama of a U.S. missionary family in Africa during a war of decolonization. At its center is Nathan Price, a self-righteous Baptist minister who establishes a mission in a village in 1959 Belgian Congo. The resulting clash of cultures is seen through the eyes of his wife and his four daughters. By the author of Pigs in Heaven.

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Americans
Americans -- Congo (Democratic Republic) -- Fiction
Americans -- Fiction
Coming of age
Coming of age -- Fiction
Congo (Democratic Republic) -- Fiction
Congo (Democratic Republic) -- History -- 1960-1997 -- Fiction
Domestic fiction
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Families
Families -- Congo (Democratic Republic) -- Fiction
Families -- Fiction
Families of clergy
Families of clergy -- Fiction
Fiction
Historical fiction
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History -- Fiction
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Missionaries -- Congo (Democratic Republic) -- Fiction
Missionaries -- Fiction
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