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The book of longings : a novel / Sue Monk Kidd.

Kidd, Sue Monk, (author,, narrator.). MarnĂ², Mozhan, 1980- (narrator.).

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780593212820
  • ISBN: 0593212827
  • Physical Description: 11 audio discs (13 1/2 hr.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Unabridged.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Penguin Audio, an imprint of the Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group, [2020]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Compact discs.
Participant or Performer Note:
Read by Mozhan MarnĂ² ; with an author's note read by the author.
Subject: Jesus Christ > Family > Fiction.
Man-woman relationships > Fiction.
Feminism > Fiction.
Self-realization in women > Fiction.
Women authors > Fiction.
Courage > Fiction.
Audiobooks.
Palestine > History > To 70 A.D. > Fiction.
Genre: Historical fiction.
Audiobooks.

Available copies

  • 3 of 3 copies available at Lehigh Valley Library System.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Allentown Public Library AudioCD KIDD (Text) 34455006629717 Audiobook CD Fiction Available -
Bethlehem Main Library Fic. K537b 11 CDs (Text) 33062009316457 Audiobook CD Fiction Available -
Easton Main Library CD KIDD (Text) 31901004442226 Audiobook CD Fiction Available -


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