Lucky for us, we have one now, in Barbara Kingsolver's The Poisonwood Bible. A novel that blends outlandish experience with Old Testament rhythms of prophecy and doom.' - USA Today 'The book's sheer enjoyability is given depth by Kingsolver's insight and compassion for Congo, including its people, and their language and sayings.' - Boston Globe 'Compelling, lyrical and utterly believable.' - Chicago Tribune, There are few ambitious, successful and beautiful novels. Played out against the bloody backdrop of political struggles in Congo that continue to this day, it is also particularly timely.' - People 'Tragic, and remarkable. Kingsolver's tale of domestic tragedy is more than just a well-told yarn. Kingsolver is a gifted magician of words.' - Time 'Beautifully written. She has with infinitely steady hands worked the prickly threads of religion, politics, race, sin and redemption into a thing of terrible beauty.' - Los Angeles Times Book Review 'Powerful. this awed reviewer hardly knows where to begin.' - Jane Smiley, Washington Post Book World 'Fully realized, richly embroidered, triumphant.' - Newsweek 'Kingsolver's powerful new book is actually an old-fashioned 19th-century novel, a Hawthornian tale of sin and redemption and the 'dark necessity' of history.' - Michiko Kakutani, New York Times 'A powerful new epic. 'There are few ambitious, successful and beautiful novels.

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