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Informationen zum Autor Elizabeth Cunningham is the direct descendant of nine generations of Episcopal priests. When she was not in church or school, she read fairytales and fantasy novels or wandered in the enchanted wood of an overgrown, abandoned estate next door to the rectory. Her religious background, the magic of fairytales, and the numinous experience of nature continue to inform her work. Klappentext A feminist historical fantasy. Magdalen meets and loves Jesus in Druid College during his "lost years. Vorwort Monkfish and author will continue to build on our ongoing campaign for the Maeve Chronicles by touring, and pursuing reviews, interviews and targeted events. Magdalen Rising (originally published as Daughter of the Shining Isles) is the prequel to The Passion of MM. Advertising: We are running a three ad campaign in The New York Times Book Review. The first will run on Dec 3, 2006 pitching The Passion as a holiday book; the second on March 18 for Magdalen Rising, and The Passion paperback. That ad will also an event in NYC--an "Unorthodox Easter". The final ad will be for the last book in the trilogy, Bright, Dark Madonna. we will also be pursuing some niches including Irish, GLBT, Feminist,Celtic, Episocopal, Interfaith, Goddess, Pagan, Catholic. Zusammenfassung “Smart and earthy . . . richly imaginative . . . the epitome of the storyteller’s art.”— St. Louis Post-Dispatch (chosen as one of “The Year’s Best Books”) “This amazing book could well become a classic of women’s literature.”— Booklist (chosen as one of the “Year’s Ten Best Fantasy Books”) Young Magdalen and Jesus! brimming with youthful charm and arrogance! find each other and fall in love! forging a bond that is stronger than death. Their pleasure is overshadowed by a brilliant but unbalanced druid who knows a perilous secret about Maeve’s past. The prequel to The Passion of Mary Magdalen. ...
