The book of longings / Sue Monk Kidd.
Material type: SoundPublisher: [New York] : Penguin Random House, [2020]Edition: UnabridgedDescription: 11 audio discs (13 hr., 30 min.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 inContent type: spoken word Media type: audio Carrier type: audio discISBN: 9780593212820Subject(s): Jesus Christ -- Fiction | Authors -- Fiction | Man-woman relationships -- FictionGenre/Form: Historical fiction. | Bible fiction. | Audiobooks.Summary: "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"-- (Source of summary not specified)Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Audio | Spaulding Memorial Library Audio Visual | Fiction | CD KID (Browse shelf) | Available | 28292 |
Compact discs.
Narrated by the author and Mozhan Marno.
"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"-- (Source of summary not specified)
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