Published in 1998
543 pages
I really liked this book. I can't say why I did really. It's just a well-written book with excellent characters and emotion. It follows the lives of a missionary family from suburban Georgia to 1950's warring Congo. It is told from the five female perspectives of the family, meaning the father is the only one unable to tell his side of the story. He is a God-fearing Baptist, dedicated to the cause. The mother and four daughters are all as different as night and day, yet they all connected and part of each other. The novel does get a bit long towards the middle of the end, but it is bearable. The end is so poignant and wowing. Overall: A
