Wonderful book that brought New Testament tunes to life 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. A chance encounter with the 18-year-old Jesus changes everything: his ideas and his passion are intoxicating. Ana is expected to marry an elderly widower to further her father's ambitions, a prospect that horrifies her. Raised in a wealthy family in Galilee, she is sheltered from the brutality of Rome's occupation of Israel. In her mesmerising fourth work of fiction, Sue Monk Kidd brings her acclaimed narrative gifts to imagine the story of a young woman called Ana.Īna 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. From the author of the multi-million-copy-selling The Secret Life of Bees and The Invention of WingsĪn extraordinary story set in the first century about a woman who finds her voice and her destiny, from the celebrated number one New York Times best-selling author of The Secret Life of Bees and The Invention of Wings.
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