The book of longings
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The book of longings
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- Label
- The book of longings
- Statement of responsibility
- Sue Monk Kidd
- Subject
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- Women authors -- Fiction
- Man-woman relationships -- Fiction
- trueMarriage
- Middle East -- Palestine
- Novels
- Palestine -- History -- To 70 A.D. -- Fiction
- trueSecrets
- Self-realization in women
- Self-realization in women -- Fiction
- Women authors
- trueWomen authors
- trueWriting
- trueAmbition in women
- Biographical fiction
- trueCivilization, Ancient
- Courage
- Courage -- Fiction
- trueEscapes
- trueEthics
- FICTION -- Historical | Ancient
- FICTION -- Literary
- FICTION -- Women
- Families
- Feminism
- Feminism -- Fiction
- Fiction
- Historical fiction
- Jesus Christ
- Jesus Christ -- Family -- Fiction
- Man-woman relationships
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Raised in a wealthy family in Sepphoris with ties to the ruler of Galilee, Ana is rebellious and ambitious, a relentless seeker with a brilliant, curious mind and a daring spirit. She yearns for a pursuit worthy of her life, but finds no outlet for her considerable talents. Defying the expectations placed on women, she engages in furtive scholarly pursuits and writes secret narratives about neglected and silenced women. When she meets the eighteen-year-old Jesus, each is drawn to and enriched by the other's spiritual and philosophical ideas. He becomes a floodgate for her intellect, but also the awakener of her heart. Their marriage unfolds with love and conflict, humor and pathos in Nazareth, where Ana makes a home with Jesus, his brothers, James and Simon, and their mother, Mary. Here, Ana's pent-up longings intensify amid the turbulent resistance to the Roman occupation of Israel, partially led by her charismatic adopted brother, Judas. She is sustained by her indomitable aunt Yaltha, who is searching for her long-lost daughter, as well as by other women, including her friend Tabitha, who is sold into slavery after she was raped, and Phasaelis, the shrewd wife of Herod Antipas. Ana's impetuous streak occasionally invites danger. When one such foray forces her to flee Nazareth for her safety shortly before Jesus's public ministry begins, she makes her way with Yaltha to Alexandria, where she eventually finds refuge and purpose in unexpected surroundings." --
- Award
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- LibraryReads Favorites, 2020.
- Loan Stars Favourites, 2020.
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- Dewey number
- 813/.54
- Illustrations
- maps
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PS3611.I44
- LC item number
- B66 2020
- Literary form
- novels
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