The Book Of Longings By Susan Monk Kidd. I felt like that was a pretty thorough bio that rhonda already gave. Grounded in meticulous research and written with a reverential approach to jesus’s life that focuses on his humanity, the book of longings is an inspiring, unforgettable account of one woman’s bold struggle to realize the passion and potential inside her, while living in a time, place and culture devised to silence her.
In kidd’s ( the invention of wings, 2014, etc.) feminist take on the new testament, jesus has a wife whose fondest longing is to write. One morning in october 2014, sue monk kidd ’70 was sitting at her computer, reading a national geographic article about an ancient manuscript that had caused a. In “the book of longings,” sue monk kidd imagines what it was like to be married to a man who could turn water into wine.
With these opening words, sue monk kidd launches into her ambitious new novel, “the book of longings.”.
Sue monk kidd’s audacious fourth novel, the book of longings, imagines the astonishing life of ana, born into a wealthy family with ties to herod antipas, ruler of galilee. She is passionate about the power of writing, of narratives, of having a voice, as well as lifting up the voices of other women. The book of longings is the story of ana, an educated, intelligent and strong willed young woman, all characteristics that embarrass her parents and make her stand out in society. By sue monk kidd ‧ release date: