Book of Longings
Author(s): Sue Monk Kidd
'I am Ana. I was the wife of Jesus.' So begins the exquisitely written new novel from the No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of The Secret Life of Bees and The Invention of Wings Ana is a rebellious young woman, a gifted writer with a curious, brilliant mind, who writes secret narratives about the neglected and silenced women around her. Raised in a wealthy family in Galilee, she is sheltered from the brutality of Rome's occupation of Israel. Ana is expected to marry an elderly widower to further her father's ambitions, a prospect that horrifies her. A chance encounter with the eighteen-year-old Jesus changes everything: his ideas and his passion are intoxicating. Taking Ana on a journey she could never have imagined, The Book of Longings is a glorious evocation of a time and a place where astounding events unfolded, and of one woman's fate when she fights to make her voice heard.
Product Information
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General Fields
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- : Headline Publishing Group
- : Headline Book Publishing
- : 0.3
- : 01 April 2019
- : 3.5 Centimeters X 23.5 Centimeters X 15.7 Centimeters
- : books
Special Fields
- : FA
- : 352
- : 813.6
- : 2020
- : Paperback
- : Sue Monk Kidd