And so captivated by it, that there really was no turning back. The moment the idea struck me, I was hooked. But I- from the very beginning, I longed to write this book. Well, I'm not sure I ever I really said that. So what brought you to this point? It seems that whenever you tackle the Bible, the subject of Jesus and having a wife, you're taking on quite a lot. Thank you so much for being with us, what a delight to have you on the program. Again, the latest is "The Book of Longings".Īnd it's a great pleasure to welcome Sue Monk Kidd to this week's Book Show. Her other novels include "The Mermaid Chair" and "The Invention of Wings". The story evokes a seminal question: how would the world be different if Jesus had had a wife? Sue Monk Kidd's debut, "The Secret Life of Bees" spent more than 100 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, it has sold more than 6 million copies. In particular, this novel explores the longings and virtuosities in women, as well as their silencing and marginalization within Western religion. 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 Sue Monk Kidd's, new novel, "The Book of Longing", she imagines a young woman named Ana, who becomes the wife of Jesus. Joe Donahue: Welcome to The Book Show, a celebration of reading and writers.
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