The Madonna Secret

by Sophie Strand

Mary Magdalene's confessions reveal a sensual world of love and betrayal, magic and mystery, hidden within the Gospels

- Reroots Mary Magdalene and Jesus in the lush ecology and complex spiritual culture of Second Temple Period Judea and Galilee under Roman rule

- Rewilds the Gospels with the forgotten voices of defiant and oppressed women, the nature-based storytelling of oral communities, and the embodied eroticism of a lovable...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 159143467X
• ISBN13: 9781591434672
• Release Date: August 2023
• Publisher: Bear & Company
• Length: 608 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

I can’t put it down

I turned the last page an hour ago, and still it rests on my lap, wrapped around my heart, running through my veins. “Springtime — when the earth bleeds and we call it a bloom.”

A book for your heart

A bold account of the gospels that is rich with historical retellings, compelling truths, and deep mysteries that will live with you well beyond the final page. I could not put it down. I could not contain my emotion. I dare not forget its tenderness, warnings, blessings, and above all, its love.