In 1959,Nathan Price, a fierce evangelical Baptist takes his wife and 4 young daughters to the Belgian Congo,a place, he is sure, where they can save needy souls. But the seeds they plant bloom in tragic ways within this complex culture. Set against one of the most dramatic political events of the 20th century, the Congo's fight for independence from Belgium and its devastating consequences-here is Barbara Kingsolver's beautiful,heartbreaking, and unforgettable epic that chronicles the disintegration of a family and a nation.
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