Kathleen McGowan
Hardcover | Pages: 449 pages Rating: 3.91 | 7122 Users | 807 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Expected One (Magdalene Line Trilogy #1) |
| Author | : | Kathleen McGowan |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 449 pages |
| Published | : | July 25th 2006 by Touchstone (first published 2004) |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Mystery. Religion. Thriller. Mystery Thriller |
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Two thousand years ago, Mary Magdalene hid a set of scrolls in the rocky foothills of the French Pyrenees, a gospel that contained her own version of the events and characters of the New Testament. Protected by supernatural forces, these sacred scrolls could be uncovered only by a special seeker, one who fulfills the ancient prophecy of l'attendue -- The Expected One.When journalist Maureen Pascal begins the research for a new book, she has no idea that she is stepping into an ancient mystery so secret, so revolutionary, that thousands of people have killed and died for it. She becomes deeply immersed in the mystical cultures of southwest France as the eerie prophecy of The Expected One casts a shadow over her life and work and a long-buried family secret comes to light.
Maureen's extraordinary journey takes her from the dusty streets of Jerusalem to the cathedrals of Paris . . . and ultimately to search for the scrolls themselves. She must unravel clues that link history's great artistic masters, including Sandro Botticelli, Nicolas Poussin, and Jean Cocteau; the Medici, Bourbon, and Borgia dynasties; and great scientific minds like Leonardo da Vinci and Isaac Newton. Ultimately, she, and the reader, come face-to-face with Jesus Christ, Mary Magdalene, John the Baptist, Judas, and Salome in the pages of a deeply moving and powerful new gospel, the life of Jesus as told by Mary Magdalene.
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| Original Title: | The Expected One |
| ISBN: | 0743299426 (ISBN13: 9780743299428) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Magdalene Line Trilogy #1 |
| Characters: | Salome, Pontius Pilate, Claudia Procula, Maureen Paschal, Berenger Sinclair, Tamara Wisdom, Roland Gelis, Jesus |
| Setting: | France,2005 Judea,26 Rome,2005(Italy) |
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This was the first book I've given up on. It kept getting compared to Dan Brown so I thought I'd read it. Within the first couple chapters you already know what the rest of the book is going to be about and nothing changes, nothing new is added, and there was nothing in the story to keep me interested.A fun fictional and religious romp! Similar to The Da Vinci Code, but more imaginative and well-written. The Afterward was oddly confessional, and just odd; I am not sure what to think of Kathleen McGowan's claims that her presentation of ancient history is more than fiction: that, indeed, her work is "taken from previously undisclosed source material [which has] never been released to the public before" (438). Alas, she does not disclose her sources either, "in order to protect the sacred
I really wanted to finish this book because I was interested in the subject matter and I gave it an honest try. I probably listened to about 2/3's of it. Perhaps this was a book that needed to be read in book format instead of audio format. Or perhaps it needed more than one narrator to help with differentiating the characters.I found the beginning of the book to be confusing. It bounced around between times, locations, and people so quickly. The whole purpose of Mary Magdeleine's book was
I didn't really enjoy this book. There were some parts for me that I felt really stretched on. I found it a bit dull in places and a bit predictable.It is the story of a woman who finds out she is descended from Mary Magdalene and Jesus. She becomes the "Expected one" who can find the gospels of Mary.
Worthless. Okay that's a bit harsh, but this was the only thing I had to read while waiting to be called for jury duty. So, this novel, very loosely based on the real experiences of the author, is about that elusive (or not so elusive) bloodline of Jesus and Mary Magdalene. A historian, Marilyn Paschal, find herself having incredible realistic dreams and visions of Mary Magdalene's life, and after finding a ring in the Holy Land, Paschal gets pulled into a web of conspiracies between competing
What food for thought! This is the fictional story of a writer/professor who goes on a journey that leads her to discover the lost Gospel of Mary Magdalene, which the author of this novel suggests is real and was discovered about 15 years ago in France in a location where many historians suggest Mary lived out the last 30 years of her life. Within this book, the author includes what she claims is actual translations from the Arques Gospel (Mary's Gospel). Through the Gospel we learn that Mary
What is truth?Two thousand years ago, Mary Magdalene hid a set of scrolls in the French Pyrenees. These scrolls contained her version of the events and characters of the New Testament and are protected, awaiting the arrival of The Expected One. You have to look very carefully to see it for what it is.Maureen Paschal is the author of a book examining the truth about the ill-treatment of women in history. Her subjects include Mary Magdalene and, shortly after being given an unusual ring in a
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