In 1959, a Baptist missionary takes his wife and four daughters from Georgia to the Belgian Congo, convinced they can save souls with garden seeds, scripture, and American conviction. But the land has its own power, and nothing they bring from home prepares them for what they find.
Told through the voices of the women he brought with him, this is the story of a family torn apart by faith, history, and guilt. As the Congo fights for independence, each woman must navigate personal transformation shaped by tragedy, love, and survival.
Set against one of the most turbulent periods of the twentieth century, this haunting novel explores the cost of belief and the limits of redemption. The choices they make will echo across generations.
