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. Already a popular classic, THE POIOSONWOOD BIBLE was an Oprah Book Club Pick and a New York Times Bestseller. Author - Kingsolver, Barbara Number of Pages - 560 Format - Paperback Publisher - HarperCollins Published - 2005-07-05