The Expected One: Magdalene Line Trilogy 1 - Kindle Edition Reviews
Description:Genre: Fiction / Author: Kathleen McGowan / Kindle Edition
Newest Review: ... attention. I found this to be especially so having had a catholic upbringing and being fed the idea for so long that Mary ... more
... Magdalene is a prostitute. The book immediately drew me in and I felt connected with Maureen and wanted to know what was going to happen to her next. A very clever start to the book which introduces enough mystery surrounding the expected one and sets the tone for the flashbacks that occur throughout the novel by giving an "eye-witness" account of the crucifixion.
**The story**
The story is based around the fact that there are hidden gospels within the French Pyrenees written by the hand of Mary Magdalen...more
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Kathleen McGowan The Expected One (TheMagdalene Line)
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The Expected One: Magdalene Line Trilogy 1 - Kindle Edition: The Expected One (1077 words)by - written on 19/10/11 (Very useful, 90 readings)
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Please be gentle - I have never reviewed a book before, though I love to read, all manner of books, it just goes to show what a profund impact this book had on me! **Setting the Scene** Thousands of years ago following the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, followed by the subsequent resurrection where he appears to Mary Magdalene - he requests that she carry on the teachings of "The Way", rather than Peter as history has led us to believe. Persecuted by the Romans Mary Magdalene flees to France where it is said that she has hidden a set of scrolls within the French Pyrenees - the Gospel of Mary Magdalene, something that the Church has denied ever ... Read the complete review
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