In the Congo's wild heart, a missionary family's unyielding faith collides with African realities, unraveling their world and forging unexpected rebirth over three decades.
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In the Congo's wild heart, a missionary family's unyielding faith collides with African realities, unraveling their world and forging unexpected rebirth over three decades.
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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 postcolo...
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Romance & sex
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Daughters' sexual awakenings and relationships described with moderate detail
Violence & gore
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Political violence, deaths, snakebite, and illness depicted throughout
Profanity
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Occasional mild profanity in dialogue
Substance use
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Brief mentions of alcohol consumption
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQ+ characters or themes present
Religious content
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Central evangelical Christianity, missionary work, and biblical themes
Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic present
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonology content present
Political content
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Colonialism, Congo independence, and cultural imperialism explored
Self-harm / suicide
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Themes of despair and loss but no direct depictions
Abuse & suffering
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Paternal abuse, child endangerment, disease, and systemic hardship
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