Learn more about The Book of Longings or order it from our Bookshop HERE. If Jesus actually did have a wife, and history unfolded exactly the way it has, then she would be the most silenced woman in history and the woman most in need of a voice. I knew that what she wanted most was a voice. In her author’s note, Kidd writes: “The day Ana appeared, I knew one thing about her besides her name. Her voice drew me in from the very first sentence and kept me turning the page. Ana is a beautifully drawn character – in turns willful, rebellious, kind, and passionate. Sue Monk Kidds 'The Book of Longings' - YouTube Hello, Readers In this video, I discuss Sue Monk Kidds new novel, THE BOOK OF LONGINGS. Sue Monk Kidds debut novel, The Secret Life of Bees, spent more than one hundred weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, has sold more than six million copies in the United States, was turned into both an award-winning major motion picture and a musical, and has been translated into thirty-six languages.
Longings is not a religious treatise rather, it is an emotionally evocative work of fiction that explores the life of a woman, who longs to write, living in an age when very few women were literate and even fewer had the freedom to choose their own path.Īs always, Kidd’s writing is fresh, sensual, and lyrical, and her deep historical research is evident. And yes, Ana is the wife of Jesus, but she is much more. The premise is what if Jesus had a wife? The Book of Longings is written in the first person from the main character Ana’s point of view. And it’s getting rave reviews from the whole group. Her most recent treasure, The Book of Longings. Our Brain Candy Book Club has been reading Sue Monk Kidd’s The Book of Longings: A Novel. Sue Monk Kidd, the brilliant, beloved storyteller who gifted us with The Secret Life of Bees, has done it again.
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