The testament of Mary
Title:
The testament of Mary
Author:
Tóibín, Colm, 1955-
ISBN:
9780241962978
Publication Information:
London, England : Penguin Books, 2013
Physical Description:
104 p. ; 20 cm
General Note:
Shortlisted for Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2013.
Originally published: London: Viking, 2012.
Abstract:
In a voice that is both tender and filled with rage, 'The Testament of Mary' tells the story of a cataclysmic event which led to an overpowering grief. For Mary, her son has been lost to the world, and now, living in exile and in fear, she tries to piece together the memories of the events that led to her son's brutal death.
Subject:
| Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint -- Fiction |
| Jesus Christ -- Fiction |
| Apostles -- Fiction |
| Christian fiction |
| Historical fiction |
Summary:
In a voice that is both tender and filled with rage, 'The Testament of Mary' tells the story of a cataclysmic event which led to an overpowering grief. For Mary, her son has been lost to the world, and now, living in exile and in fear, she tries to piece together the memories of the events that led to her son's brutal death.