#1659: Sue Monk Kidd’s “The Book of Longing”

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#1659: Sue Monk Kidd’s “The Book of Longing” | The Book Show

May 05 2020 | 00:29:55

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Show Notes

In Sue Monk Kidd’s, new novel, “The Book of Longing,” she imagines a young woman named Ana, who becomes the wife of Jesus. The novel explores many of the signature themes in Kidd’s fiction: feminism, the search for self, the quest for one’s voice and purpose, and the power of female community. In particular, this […]

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