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I love historical fiction. It makes the past come alive to me. I remember the first time I decided that History was a great class when in college the professor assigned a fictional account of Lewis and Clarke for us to read. I was hooked. World Wars I and II came alive to me as I read novels by Furst. My latest favorite historical novel is by one of my favorite authors, Sue Monk Kidd. It is called “The Book of Longings.” This book has just been published in 2020, and I picked it up not knowing its contents. Wow, what a surprise it is! She has done massive research on what it was like for women living in the time of Jesus, both Jew and gentile. She has woven the stories from the New Testament into the lives of her characters, some fictional, such as Ana, wife of Jesus, and some real, such as Ana’s brother Judas. We know so little about Jesus before his 3 year ministry. He was a devout Jew, who would have been expected to be married. I won’t spoil the story. But I will say that it is beautifully written, sensitively written, and exciting throughout. --Cynthia
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