The Book of Longings

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Call Number: Fiction / Kidd, Sue, Adult Book / Fiction / Historical / Kidd, Sue Monk
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Pittsfield Branch, Traverwood Branch, Westgate Branch

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Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	Fiction / Kidd, Sue	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	Fiction / Kidd, Sue	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	Fiction / Kidd, Sue	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	Fiction / Kidd, Sue	4-week checkout	Due 04-29-2024
Pittsfield Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / Historical / Kidd, Sue Monk	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Pittsfield Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / Historical / Kidd, Sue Monk	4-week checkout	Due 05-24-2024
Traverwood Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / Historical / Kidd, Sue Monk	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Westgate Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / Historical / Kidd, Sue Monk	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Westgate Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / Historical / Kidd, Sue Monk	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Westgate Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / Historical / Kidd, Sue Monk	4-week checkout	Due 05-19-2024
Malletts Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / Historical / Kidd, Sue Monk	4-week checkout	Due 05-23-2024
Malletts Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / Historical / Kidd, Sue Monk	4-week checkout	Due 05-19-2024

"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."--Provided by publisher.

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Lovely (even if bit brutal) Story submitted by Es Star on June 11, 2021, 2:28pm Woven into familiar backdrop is a tender portrayal of life at the time of Jesus (with some of the barbarity of it).

Intriguing submitted by krathje on August 10, 2021, 2:49pm This take on the life of Jesus (and his wife -- gasp) was an intriguing account. I enjoyed the story, as I have Sue Monk Kidd's other fiction.