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According to Mary

According to Mary

by Marianne Fredriksson (Author)

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    Paperback 2002

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Synopsis

Long after the death of Christ, Mary Magdalene is married to a silk merchant, Leonidas. She lives a quiet and harmonious life until, one day, the apostle Peter comes to the market square to preach and she slips into the crowd to hear what he has to say. She is not impressed, and wants to forget that Jesus chose death, not life with her. But she has reckoned without the apostles who persuade her to write down everything she can remember. Mary starts with her Jewish childhood and the slaughter of her family by the Romans. Running for her life, she is rescued by Leonidas who leaves her in a 'house of pleasure' where she grows into a beautiful woman. Then she meets and falls deeply in love with a young man from Nazareth - and her life changes...Marianne Fredriksson masterfully breathes new life into the figure of Mary Magdalene in this novel of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, seen through the eyes of the woman who loved him most.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 240
 Edition: New edition
 Publisher: Orion
Published: 03 Oct 2002
ISBN 10: 0752848844
ISBN 13: 9780752848846
Book Overview: Published in a stunning new cover design alongside a reissue of HANNA'S DAUGHTERS and the new hardback, ELISABETH'S DAUGHTER Marianne Fredriksson's books have been sold in 36 languages with estimated total sales of five million copies 250,000 copies of HANNA'S DAUGHTERS already sold in paperback HANNA'S DAUGHTERS was a publishing phenomenon and was number three on the 1998 International Bestsellers List SIMON AND THE OAKS was ranked at No 7 in the world top bestsellers of 1999, as listed by Publishing Trends in the U.S. Film rights to HANNA'S DAUGHTERS sold to Bavaria Film (makers of such box office successes as Das Boot and The Never Ending Story) The critics on Marianne Fredriksson: 'Simply written and simply mesmerising - a wonderfully moving portrait of a passionate and controversial figure from myth and history' MS LONDON 'Fredriksson's knack for connecting with her characters creates a gentle and subtly nuanced portrait of growing friendship and understanding' SCOTSMAN 'An enthralling saga...Once you have settled in to the book, it's impossible to put down' THE TIMES 'Extremely moving and, as its bestseller status might suggest, hypnotically readable' SPECTATOR

Author Bio
Marianne Fredriksson was born in 1929. She has two children and was a well known writer and journalist before she wrote her first book in 1980. She is the author of ten novels including HANNA'S DAUGHTERS for which she was awarded the Author of the Year award and Book of the Year award in 1994.