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First Large Print Edition |
| Description |
564 pages (large print) : maps 24 cm. |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
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large print rda |
| Summary |
"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. |
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Women authors -- Fiction.
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Man-woman relationships -- Fiction.
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Large type books.
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Man-woman relationships. (OCoLC)fst01007080
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| Genre/Form |
Fiction. (OCoLC)fst01423787
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Historical fiction. (OCoLC)fst01726640
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Biographical fiction.
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Historical fiction.
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Biographical fiction.
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Historical fiction.
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| ISBN |
9780593285961 (pbk. : lg. print) |
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0593285964 (pbk. : lg. print) |
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