Book Review and a Free Book up for grabs!

I received the novel Daughter of Jerusalem by Joan Wolf (2013) from Worthy Publishing and I was asked to give an honest review and be a part of their blog tour.

This is the first book that I have read by Joan Wolf and it was a pleasure to read. Daughter of Jerusalem is a fictionalized account of Mary Magdalene taken from the various accounts in the New Testament. Joan has created a complex intelligent, independent and engaging character. Though the culture and setting of the story reflect the Jewish and Roman lifestyle of the first century in Galilee the aspirations and struggles of Mary easily resonate with modern readers in this account. Mary's early life, family, friends and love, her marriage, affair are clearly fictional but plausible. Her aspirations, challenges and failures are similar to our own. She found in Jesus forgiveness, love and a purpose. This novel reminded me that the Bible is about how Jesus interacted with ordinary people. That His story and our stories connect so that there can be transformation and new stories. This novel challenged me to reflect on my journey of life and faith. I highly recommend it.

Worthy Publishing has also provided me with an extra copy of the novel to give away to a reader of this blog. If you would like a copy please let me know in your comments. I will choose one of you on Wednesday, July 24th and ask for your address so that I may mail it to you. I hope that you enjoy it as much as I did!