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"'Margaret George proves herself to be the very best when it comes to historical fiction. Her new novel is a gripping and moving story' Barbara Taylor Bradford"
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An enchanting historical novel from the bestselling author of The Memoirs of Cleopatra
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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I am a big fan of Margaret George's work, but I have to say that I found this harder to get into than the author's previous books. I read a review by the author in which she said she had proposed doing a book about Judas Iscariot, but the idea was turned down by her agent or publisher. I felt that whenever Judas came into the narrative, the story came alive and there was an interesting story waiting to be told by her which she had to clamp down. There was also a problem in that there are so few facts actually known about the character that the book, although of course fiction, did not maintain the usual historical accuracy. Could not, in fact. Saying that, the book can only be criticised bearing in mind the fact that Margaret George's body of work is so superior to most historical fiction that any minor faults detract. If you are thinking of dipping into the author and have none of her books yet, I would suggest starting with "Cleopatra", which was her best yet.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Starting from the point of my not being a fan of Ms George, as I find her writing wooden and plodding mostly, I did expect to be a little more entertained by this book than I was. Everyone, every single person in it, is a stereotype. Mary's struggles with her demons are unconvincing, I do not believe Joanna suffered the same way, there is no evidence of this and her association with John the Baptist was missed completely. In fact Joanna, a major disciple of Christ, is all but dismissed in this book. Judas is a cipher, everything we expect him to be, instead of the complex maligned person he really is (see forthcoming book on his life). Jesus is wooden, not the passionate devoted man He obviously was, charismatic in every way. The fishermen are dull instead of fiery and Mary herself is everything you would expect - jealous, covetous, possessive, everything but the person she really was - devoted and loving. Ms George has taken Christ's actual words from the Gospels and used them verbatim instead of giving Him leeway to create His own sentences which she could have done, as this is fiction. I doubt very much He spoke those words in that way. They were, after all, poetic licence on the part of the gospel writers who, it must be remembered, wrote the Gospels many years after His 'death'. I had hoped for better. It is a massive book, overloaded with research (again, one of her faults is she does her research and you will know every part of it) and overwhelming detail, most of which should have been cut. I think 'unconvincing', 'wooden' and 'stereotypical' are the words best used to describe this doorstop of a book, along with the description 'overlong'.
9 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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I read this after reading The Da Vinci Code, perhaps looking for an alternative perspective. I found it easy to read and was interested in the portrayal of Jesus and the apostles. I hadn't really thought about what it would be like to be a woman in Jesus's time and, if accurate, this book was quite informative.
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Captivating. What a wonderful book!
I was lent a copy of this book by a fellow parishioner and a member of my chapel's Military Catholic Council of Women. Read more
Published 22 days ago by Cynthia Danute Cekauskas, LCSW
A Thoughtful Voice
Excellent and thoughtfully written. If only other prophets could be rewritten through the voice of Margaret George! Read more
Published 1 month ago by Jenny Lee Bates
Don't Go There
I use it as a book end to stop my other books from falling off the top of the bookcase, this is about all that it is worth as a book. Read more
Published on 11 Mar 2010 by Chris Waywell
One of my most favourite books!
Wow! What a wonderful read! I have to keep re-reading it! Can't recommend it enough. Do give it a try!
Published on 28 Dec 2009 by Chrissy
interesting but too long
This story starts out well, and is an interesting take on Mary Magdalene. The author has obviously researched her story well, but it should be remembered that this is fiction. Read more
Published on 13 Oct 2008 by Avid Reader
Good read
Whilst this is not George's best book (and I have read all her others)it is, nevertheless, a very good read. Read more
Published on 7 July 2008 by Mrs. Judith Lugg
A Wonderful Historical Novel
Margaret George was born in Nashville Tennessee. When not continuing research for her novels in such places as Egypt, Rome, Israel and England she lives with her husband in... Read more
Published on 13 Aug 2007 by J. Chippindale
Mary, called Magdalene
As a new reader of Margaret George's works (this being her first) I found I was unable to put it down. I read it from cover to cover devouring every word. I was transfixed. Read more
Published on 29 Oct 2006 by Chrissy Murphy
Not M. George's best.
I'm a big fan of Margaret George's work, but this is her weakest book to date. The characters are weak and the story plods along very slowly. Read more
Published on 4 Mar 2005 by Ms. S. H. Nicholson
Disappointing
After having read "The Woman with the Alabaster Jar" (M.Starbird) and "The Gospel of Mary Madgalene" (J-Y. Read more
Published on 11 Jan 2005 by Ally
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