Tales & Talk: The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Johnson City Public Library
Board Room

Event Details

Tales & Talk is a book discussion group sponsored by the Johnson City Public Library. Membership is open to all adults. The morning group meets on the 2nd Thursday at 10:30 am. The evening group meets on the 3rd Thursday at 6:00 pm. Both groups read the same book and meet six times a year to discuss six different books. Copies of the upcoming book will be available to group members to borrow or to purchase. For more information call (423)434-4454, send an e-mail to phoneroom@jcpl.net or inquire at the Information Desk on the 2nd floor of the library.

In 1959, uprooting his family from their home in Georgia, Nathan takes them to the Belgian Congo on a mission that is not totally sanctioned by his church. Determined to save the natives, Nathan is resolute, difficult to live with and clueless about what's needed in their new village. Their clothes are wrong and the cake mixes they've brought to share fall victim to the humidity of Africa. Each person narrates the story of their adventure, from the oldest daughter, Rachel, to the youngest, Ruth May. While Nathan is intent on converting everyone to Christianity, the Congolese are trying to free themselves from Belgium's rule, and the book describes religious and racial preconceptions, the violence of the Congo's struggle for independence from Belgium, and the clash of cultural worlds.          "The Poisonwood Bible." 2016.   Books & Authors  Gale. Gale Internal User. 14 Jan 2016

 


Event Type(s): Book Discussion
Age Group(s): Adults