The Book of Rachael - Couverture souple

Cannold, Leslie

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1921922044 ISBN 13 : 9781921922046

Editeur : Text Pub Co, 2013

Synopsis

Did Jesus of Nazareth have a sister? We will never know: at that time in Jewish history, such a woman did not merit a place in any written record. So Leslie Cannold has imagined her. The Book of Rachael is the story of a fiercely intelligent child consigned by her sex to a life of ignorance and drudgery. But Rachael fights her destiny, secretly learning the forbidden skills of literacy from her father Yosef and her brother. And when she falls in love with her brother's closest friend, Judah of Iscariot, it even seems that Rachael will find happiness in her constrained world. Then a message comes from Rachael's brother. He is on his way to Jerusalem for Passover. He plans to speak out in the Temple against the corrupt establishment, and he asks for Judah's help. And so begins the chain of tragic events that will change not just Rachael's life, but the world; forever.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

2000 years ago, while a young Jewish preacher from Nazareth was gathering followers among the people of Galilee, his sister swept floors and dreamed of learning to read. Jesus of Nazareth's story is one of a prophet turned martyr - but we know nothing of his sister. In this story, the women of Nazareth take centre stage. There is the rebellious Rachael, consigned by her sex to a life of drudgery; Bindy, the crone who teaches her the skills of the healer; there is Shona, her sister, victim of a harsh social code, and their mother Miriame, a woman seemingly unable to love.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Text Pub Co
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1921922044
• ISBN 13: 9781921922046
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 328
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible