My Selection — The Poisonwood Bible

by Barbara Kingsolver

Image from Justine McGrath.

This is probably my favourite book of all time. It is set in the Congo and tells the story of a baptist missionary and his family who moved to the Congo in 1959, as part of his job. The story is told from the perspective of the preacher’s wife Orleanna and her four daughters. Each narrative voice is totally unique and exquisitely written. As their life in the Congo…