The Poisonwood Bible

What book are you reading right now?

Just read the Poisonwood Bible

It’s a terrific book.

Highly recommend it

You should take a look.


Missionaries in the Congo

When independence came.

An awful U.S. Baptist, totally arrogant

Who has no feel for Africa

To his eternal shame.


It’s narrated by four daughters

And his long suffering wife.

How they come to terms with things

Or mostly how they don’t.


The book has funny moments

Though mostly we’re appalled.

The minister says the children

Have to be baptised.

He wants them in the river

That’s full of crocodiles.


It’s very cleverly handled

Five different points of view.

The Women’s Prize for fiction

A really excellent read.

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