| Authors: |
Tóibín, Colm, 1955-
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| Material type: |
Book |
| Subject: |
Apostles -- Fiction.
Christian fiction.
Religious fiction.
Historical fiction.
Biographical fiction.
Mary,Blessed Virgin, Saint -- Fiction.
Jesus Christ -- Fiction.
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| Language: |
English |
| Publisher: |
New York : Scribner, c2012. |
| Description: |
81 p. ; 23 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9781451688382 1451688385 9781451692389 1451692382 |
| Notes: |
Originally published: Great Britain : Viking Penguin, 2012. |
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| Community reviews |
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Het oordeel van De Standaard by Tips Standaard der Letteren |
| De auteur: gelauwerde Ierse schrijver van romans en korte verhalen. Bekend van 'De meester' en 'Mothers and sons'. Het boek: Maria's herinneringen aan een zoon die de hare niet leek. Ons oordeel: verontrustend moederportret, ingenieus gecomponeerd. (****) (DSL 11/01/2013) |
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| Summary: |
A provocative imagining of the later years of the mother of Jesus finds her living a solitary existence in Ephesus years after her son's crucifixion and struggling with guilt, anger, and feelings that her son is not the son of God and that His sacrifice was not for a worthy cause. |