Called to a mission of a lifetime, Peter travels light-years from his wife, Bea, to an astonishing new environment. He's to preach to a seemingly friendly native population struggling with a dangerous illness and hungry for Peter's teachings. But when Bea's letters from home become increasingly desperate-natural disasters are rampant and governments are crum-bling- -her faith begins to falter. Peter, rattled and heartsick, is forced to choose: historic humanitarian work, or the love of his life. Replete with emotional complexity and bravura storytelling, The Book of Strange New Things is a powerful and haunting meditation on faith, love, and devotion.