The Book Of Longings

Book Description:

'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 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.

About the Author

Sue Monk Kidd's first novel, The Secret Life Of Bees, spent 2.5 years on the New York Times bestseller list and has sold over 8 million copies worldwide. The Mermaid Chair and The Invention Of Wings each went to No. 1 on the New York Times bestseller list and stayed on the list for many months. The Secret Life Of Bees was long-listed for the Orange Prize (now the Women's Prize for Fiction), and was turned into an award-winning film.

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