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Who was Mary Magdalene? Two thousand years of art and literature have yet to come up with an answer. Ki Longfellow answers this question in her radical retelling of the greatest story ever told, revealing her not as a prostitute or the "Holy Grail" but as an educated woman who took the nameJohnso she might travel with Jesus as his friend and disciple.The Secret Magdaleneraises complex questions about religion, the nature of God, the meaning of love, and feminism. This reader's guide is a starting point for discussion of this unforgettable novel.Longfellow, Ki is the author of 'Secret Magdalene', published 2007 under ISBN 9780307346674 and ISBN 0307346676.
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