Poor Congo, barefoot bride of men who took her jewels and promised the Kingdom. Auteur: Barbara Kingsolver Copy Quote More from Barbara Kingsolver “A novel has to entertain -- that's the contract with the reader: you give me te…” “I have been afraid of putting air in a tire ever since I saw a tractor tire blo…” “We may not like thinking about it, but germs crawl eternally over every speck o…” “Loose lips sink ships.”