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.

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Missionaries in the Congo

When independence came.

An awful U.S. Baptist, totally arrogant

Who has no feel for Africa

To his eternal shame.

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It’s narrated by four daughters

And his long suffering wife.

How they come to terms with things

Or mostly how they don’t.

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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.

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It’s very cleverly handled

Five different points of view.

The Women’s Prize for fiction

A really excellent read.