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Cutting For Stone
by Abraham Verghese (2009)
★4.21(141)
Like 'The Poisonwood Bible', this offers a sweeping family saga with deep character development.
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The Poisonwood Bible
by Barbara Kingsolver (1998)
★4.03(429 ratings)
The Poisonwood Bible is a story told by the wife and four daughters of Nathan Price, a fierce, evangelical Baptist who takes his family and mission to the Belgian Congo in 1959. They carry with them everything they believe they will need from home, but soon find that all of it -- from garden seeds to Scripture -- is calamitously transformed on African soil. What follows is a suspenseful epic of one family's tragic undoing and remarkable reconstruction over the course of three decades in postcolonial Africa.This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more.
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A Thousand Splendid Suns
by Khaled Hosseini (2000)
★4.37(703)
Similar to 'The Poisonwood Bible', it's a portrait of a country and a tale of family and friendship.
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Half Of A Yellow Sun
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Like 'The Poisonwood Bible', it explores colonialism, class, and how love complicates everything.
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The Secret River
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Song Of Solomon
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Echoing 'The Poisonwood Bible', this is a rich, multigenerational family saga with vivid characters.
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