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The book of longings : a novel / Sue Monk Kidd.

Kidd, Sue Monk, (author.).

Record details

  • ISBN: 0593285964 : PAP
  • ISBN: 9780593285961 : PAP
  • ISBN: 9780593285961
  • ISBN: 0593285964
  • Physical Description: pages (large print) ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: [New York] : Random House Large Print, [2020]

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"In her mesmerizing fourth work of fiction, Sue Monk Kidd takes an audacious approach to history and brings her acclaimed narrative gifts to imagine the story of a young woman named Ana. Raised in a wealthy family with ties to the ruler of Galilee, she is rebellious and ambitious, with a brilliant mind and a daring spirit. She engages in her furtive scholarly pursuits and writes narratives about neglected and silenced women. Ana is expected to marry an older widower, a prospect that horrifies her. An encounter with eighteen-year-old Jesus changes everything. Their marriage evolves with love and conflict, humor and pathos in Nazareth, where Ana makes a home with Jesus, his brothers, and their mother, Mary. Ana's pent-up longings intensify amid the turbulent resistance to Rome's occupation of Israel, partially led by her brother, Judas. She is sustained by her fearless aunt Yaltha, who harbors a compelling secret. When Ana commits a brazen act that puts her in peril, she flees to Alexandria, where startling revelations and greater dangers unfold, and she finds refuge in unexpected surroundings. Ana determines her fate during a stunning convergence of events considered among the most impactful in human history"--Web page.
Subject: Authors > Fiction.
Man-woman relationships > Fiction.
Large type books.
Genre: Historical fiction.

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  • 14 of 15 copies available at Bibliomation. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Silas Bronson Library.

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  • 1 current hold with 15 total copies.
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Silas Bronson Library - Waterbury LP FIC KIDD, S (Text) 34005127245321 Adult Fiction Large Type Available -


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