Mary Magdalene’s confessions reveal a sensual world of love and
betrayal, magic and mystery, hidden within the Gospels. When
Leukas, a Christian convert, ventures into the wilds of Gaul to
receive the hidden teachings from Mary Magdalene before she dies,
he discovers that hidden within the Gospels he thinks he knows is
an epic love story—between an educated Jewish woman overwhelmed
by her mysterious spiritual powers and a sensual magician devoted
to the wisdom of the earth. The secrets she will reveal are both
more shocking and more tragic than anything readers have
encountered before. Beginning with Miriam’s childhood as a
wealthy Jew outside Bethany, we see her struggles as a young woman
with spiritual curiosity and intellectual aspirations that drive
her to combat the violence of Empire and the sexism of her own
culture. Propelled by mystic visions, Miriam is finally drawn into
the wilds of Galilee, where her destiny collides with a mischievous
rabbi who will change her and the world forever. Trapped in a
mythic story unfolding in events around them, the lovers strive not
to repeat a tragedy older than the pyramids. In The Madonna Secret,
Sophie Strand resurrects a richly textured world where complex
characters reveal the lived reality of scripture and open familiar
sayings to radical new meanings and possibilities.
General
Imprint: |
Bear
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
July 2023 |
Authors: |
Sophie Strand
|
Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 38mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
608 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-59143-467-2 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-59143-467-X |
Barcode: |
9781591434672 |
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