{"product_id":"the-witch-doctors-wife-paperback","title":"The Witch Doctor's Wife - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTamar Myers\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A lush novel, rich with tension and intricately woven, believable characters. Myers clearly loves the Congo--and you will love this book. I did!\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--Mary Alice Monroe, bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eLast Light over Carolina\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith \u003cem\u003eThe Witch Doctor's Wife, \u003c\/em\u003eTamar Myers delves into her personal history as the daughter of Christian missionaries in the Belgian Congo. Rich and alive with the sights and sounds of the continent--as exciting, evocative, charming, and suspenseful as Alexander McCall Smith's \u003cem\u003eNo. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency\u003c\/em\u003e novels--Myer's unforgettable excursion to colonial Africa\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003erecalls Barbara Kingsolver's \u003cem\u003eThe Poisonwood Bible, \u003c\/em\u003e even the Academy Award-nominated film \u003cem\u003eBlood Diamond. \u003c\/em\u003eAward-winning author Carolyn Hart raves: \"Mesmerizing....\u003cem\u003eThe Witch Doctor's Wife\u003c\/em\u003e will long linger in the hearts and minds of readers. Authentic. Powerful. Triumphant.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom beloved mystery writer Tamar Myers comes an enthralling tale of duty, greed, danger, and miracles in equatorial Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Congo beckons to young Amanda Brown in 1958, as she follows her missionary calling to the mysterious dark continent far from her South Carolina home. But her enthusiasm cannot cushion her from the shock of a very foreign culture--where competing missionaries are as plentiful as flies, and oppressive European overlords are busy stripping the land of its most valuable resource: diamonds. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLittle by little, Amanda is drawn into the lives of the villagers in tiny Belle Vue--and she is touched by the plight of the local witch doctor, a man known as Their Death, who has been forced to take a second job as a yardman to support his two wives. But when First Wife stumbles upon an impossibly enormous uncut gem, events are set in motion that threaten to devastate the lives of these people Amanda has come to admire and love--events that could lead to nothing less than murder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichly evocative, written with warmth and humor, and based on the author's own experiences, Tamar Myers's \u003cem\u003eThe Witch Doctor's Wife\u003c\/em\u003e is an unforgettable African journey with a spellbinding mystery at its heart. \u003c\/p\u003e--Carolyn Hart, author of Dare to Die\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom beloved mystery writer Tamar Myers comes an enthralling tale of duty, greed, danger, and miracles in equatorial Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Congo beckons to young Amanda Brown in 1958, as she follows her missionary calling to the mysterious \"dark continent\" far from her South Carolina home. But her enthusiasm cannot cushion her from the shock of a very foreign culture--where competing missionaries are as plentiful as flies, and oppressive European overlords are busy stripping the land of its most valuable resource: diamonds. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLittle by little, Amanda is drawn into the lives of the villagers in tiny Belle Vue--and she is touched by the plight of the local witch doctor, a man known as Their Death, who has been forced to take a second job as a yardman to support his two wives. But when First Wife stumbles upon an impossibly enormous uncut gem, events are set in motion that threaten to devastate the lives of these people Amanda has come to admire and love--events that could lead to nothing less than murder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichly evocative, written with warmth and humor, and based on the author's own experiences, Tamar Myers's \u003cem\u003eThe Witch Doctor's Wife\u003c\/em\u003e is an unforgettable African journey with a spellbinding mystery at its heart. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.76 x 8.13 x 6.45 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52915206488380,"sku":"9780061727832","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0975\/7265\/1324\/files\/UGVVZ2NjNW5iS0MxQ3ZvL0JBeVJnUT09.webp?v=1774360881","url":"https:\/\/barginbooks.co\/products\/the-witch-doctors-wife-paperback","provider":"Books Fare ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}