(In this aim she reflects her author, as this novel is designed to do exactly that.)ĭespite Ana’s fervent dreams and hopes, her coming of age sees her betrothed to an elderly widow in need of a son. Unusually for her gender, Ana has been taught to read and write now she wishes to use those skills to make her mark on the world, specifically to raise up the stories of women whose own voices have gone unheard. What’s it about?įemale friendship and empowerment. Along the way she marries Jesus Ben Joseph, more commonly known as Jesus of Nazareth, or the messiah. So begins this fascinating tale of a woman who is born into the deeply patriarchal world of first century Galilee and is sold by her father to her husband, but longs to control her own destiny.
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