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kategci's review against another edition
1.0
This was not Pearl S. Buck's best effort and I only persevered with it because it is a book club book (chosen, I think without being read beforehand). This is the story of 4 generations of MacArds who are wealthy and travel to India as Christian missionaries. It starts with the New York patriarch being widowed and traveling with his rudderless son to India for a vacation. Said son finds his place in the world starting a Christian school for poor Indians. The book takes place in the waning days of the British Empire and the whole thing was more than slightly racist. The cover of the Pocket Books Cardinal edition has a drawing of a contemplative blond in a blue dress and underneath the tag line: "Livy was a missionary's daughter forbidden to marry her native lover". All you need to know to skip this piece of dreck which was originally published in 1953.
lilyofthenight's review
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
nonnie63's review against another edition
3.0
Was so excited about this story, I felt that I had found a jewel, it was everything I had expected and then the ending!
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