Both Uses of
mishap
in
The Poisonwood Bible
- I was born with half my brain dried up like a prune, deprived of blood by an unfortunate fetal mishap.†
Chpt 1 *mishap = unfortunate accident
- Oh, I can easily imagine the fetal mishap: we were inside the womb together dum-de-dum when Leah suddenly turned and declared, Adah you are just too slow.†
Chpt 1
Definition:
an unfortunate accident -- usually minor