by Sue Monk Kidd · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9781472232519
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«The Book of Longings» is the historical novel by Sue Monk Kidd, published by Headline Publishing Group in paperback in 2021 (352 pages, in English).
Ana is a young writer who grows up in a wealthy family in Galilee, shielded from the brutality of the Roman occupation. She secretly writes the stories of silenced women. When her father arranges a marriage to an elderly widower, an encounter with Jesus changes her course and impels her to fight to raise her voice.
Originally published in 2020, it was nominated for the Goodreads Choice Award for historical fiction. Sue Monk Kidd is also the author of The Secret Life of Bees.
Recommended for book clubs and for readers of historical and literary fiction interested in female voices and the biblical context.
Sue Monk Kidd is an American writer from Sylvester, Georgia. She is best known for her historical novels, which frequently deal with themes of race, feminism, and religion and include The Secret Life of Bees and The Book of Longings.
