000			02979nam a22003498i 4500
001			2019049624
003			DLC
005			20200121155756.0
008			191122s2020 nyu 000 1 eng
010			_a 2019049624
020			_a9780525429760 _q(hardcover)
020			_a9781984881380
020			_z9780698408197 _q(ebook)
040			_aDLC _beng _erda _cDLC
042			_apcc
050	0	0	_aPS3611.I44 _bB66 2020
082	0	0	_a813/.6 _223
100	1		_aKidd, Sue Monk,
245	1	4	_aThe book of longings / _cSue Monk Kidd.
263			_a2004
264		1	_aNew York : _bViking, _c[2020]
300			_apages cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
520			_a"In her fourth work of fiction, Sue Monk Kidd brings her acclaimed narrative gifts to imagine the story of a young woman named Ana. Raised in a wealthy family in Sepphoris with ties to the ruler of Galilee, she 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. Grounded in meticulous historical research and written with a reverential approach to Jesus's life that focuses on his humanity, The Book of Longings is an inspiring account of one woman's bold struggle to realize the passion and potential inside her, while living in a time, place, and culture devised to silence her"-- _cProvided by publisher.
655		7	_aBiographical fiction. _2gsafd
655		7	_aHistorical fiction. _2gsafd
776	0	8	_iOnline version: _aMonk Kidd, Sue, _tThe book of longings _dNew York : Viking, 2020. _z9780698408197 _w(DLC) 2019049625
942			_cLEISURE
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