For my part, I merely watched young, deprived female bosoms panting before my handsome husband, soldier of the Lord. {I longed to shout: Go ahead and try him, girls, I am too tired!}

πŸ“– Barbara Kingsolver

🌍 American  |  πŸ‘¨β€πŸ’Ό Novelist

πŸŽ‚ April 8, 1955
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In Barbara Kingsolver's "The Poisonwood Bible," a complex emotional landscape is explored through the perspectives of women surrounding a charismatic but neglectful husband. The narrator observes the interactions between her husband, a soldier devoted to his mission, and the local women who are drawn to him, highlighting feelings of jealousy and exhaustion. She feels a mix of detachment and desire, yearning for freedom from the tensions that arise from his charm.

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