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The Secret Magdalene: A Novel
The Secret Magdalene A Novel
Author: Ki Longfellow
Raised like sisters, Mariamne and Salome are indulged with riches, position, and learning-a rare thing for females in Jerusalem. But Mariamne has a further gift: an illness has left her with visions; she has the power of prophecy. It is her prophesying that drives the two girls to flee to Egypt, where they study philosophy, mathematics, and astr...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780307346674
ISBN-10: 0307346676
Publication Date: 12/31/2007
Pages: 448
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3.4 stars, based on 8 ratings
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
Book Type: Paperback
Members Wishing: 3
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ssgilby avatar reviewed The Secret Magdalene: A Novel on + 19 more book reviews
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I absolutely loved this book. It was a bit hard to get into, but once you start "getting" it, the author has a wonderful style. She really made me love Mariamne - who seemed to have a wonderful, dry sense of humour. The thoughts expressed in this book are so profound, and I found it to be a wonderful theory of the life of Mary Magdalene and what it may have been like to walk and talk with Jesus.
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cswetzel avatar reviewed The Secret Magdalene: A Novel on + 19 more book reviews
I really loved this book... eagerly awaiting the third (this is the first) in her series. (Sorry, I'm not swapping my copy!)


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