{"product_id":"9781472232519","title":"The Book of Longings","description":"Author: Sue Monk Kidd\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781472232519\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Headline\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 30 Mar 2021\u003cbr\u003ePages: 352 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u0026lt;FONT SIZE=\"+1\"\u0026gt;\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u0026lt;\/FONT\u0026gt;\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe stunning bestseller about a woman who finds her voice and her destiny, from author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Secret Life of Bees\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e and \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Invention of Wings\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Transporting, life-affirming, gripping. It is simply brilliant' Mel Giedroyc\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Fascinating . . . Clev\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eer, rebellious Ana is a memorable character' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Brilliant . . . Brava!\" \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAna is born in Galilee at a time when women are seen as possessions, only leaving their fathers' homes to marry. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAna longs to control her destiny. Taught to read despite her mother's misgivings, she wants to be a writer and to find her own voice. A voice that will speak for the silenced women around her.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBetrothed to an elderly widower, Ana almost despairs. But an encounter with a charismatic young carpenter in Nazareth awakens new longings in her, and a different future opens up. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Yet this is not a simple love story. Ana's journey will bring both joy and tragedy, but it will also be enriched by the female friendships she makes along the way. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Book of Longings\u003c\/i\u003e is an exquisite tale of dreams and desire, and of the power of women to change the world.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One of my favourites' Alicia Keys\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I kept having to close this novel and breathe deeply, again and again . . . It is a true masterpiece' Glennon Doyle, author of \u003ci\u003eUntamed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Unleashes the reader's imagination with glorious evocations of extraordinary times and places, allowing our minds to roam . . . Original, challenging, beautiful' Adele Parks,\u003ci\u003e Platinum\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Compelling . . . Ana is a truly wonderful character, strong and inspiring, and her life story so captivating that it swept me along' \u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'This moving novel by bestselling author Sue Monk Kidd persuasively imagines the marriage between a brilliant young woman and Jesus' \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Incredible . . . A story which is full of humanity, love and tenderness - and one which touched me deeply.' \u003ci\u003eBrown Flopsy's Book Bureau\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'The way that \u003ci\u003eHamnet \u003c\/i\u003egave a voice to Shakespeare's wife, this does the same for Ana . . . One of the greats for historical fiction' \u003ci\u003eBooks by Bindu\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Not a day has passed since I finished reading it that I have not thought about Ana, her story and the beautiful lyrical words Sue has written' \u003ci\u003eTheFallenLibrarian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'I loved it. I loved the feminist theme, I loved the language and I loved the imagery of putting voice to your longings and then giving birth to them. 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