03424cam a2200637 i 4500 480943151 TxAuBib 20210129120000.0 191122s2020||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2019049624 9780525429760 hardcover 052542976X hardcover 9781984881380 International 1984881388 International (OCoLC)1122804357 TxAuBib rda Kidd, Sue Monk. The book of longings / Sue Monk Kidd. [New York, New York] : Viking, [2020] ℗2020. 418 pages : maps ; 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "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. 20210129. Jesus Christ Family Fiction. Jesus Christ. To 70. Women authors Fiction. Self-realization in women Fiction. Feminism Fiction. Courage Fiction. Man-woman relationships Fiction. FICTION Literary. Self-realization in women. Feminism. Families. Courage. Man-woman relationships. Women authors. Palestine History To 70 A.D Fiction. Middle East Palestine. Fiction Women. Fiction Historical Ancient. History. Biographical fiction. Historical fiction. Biographical fiction. Fiction. Historical fiction. Biographical fiction. Historical fiction. Novels. Monk Kidd, Sue., New York : Viking, 2020.