The Book of Love
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4.8 • 8 Ratings
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- $19.99
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- $19.99
Publisher Description
Once there was a gospel written in Christ's own hand: a treasure of almost unimaginable magnitude, referred to by the Cathars of medieval France as The Book of Love...
Fresh from her successful search for the long-hidden scrolls written by Mary Magdelene, journalist Maureen Pascal now finds herself on the trail of the legendary lost gospel known as the Book of Love. But just as there were those who would stop at nothing to seize and suppress the Book of Love seven centuries ago, so there are those today who are equally determined that its radical message should never be revealed. In a race across Italy and France, new dangers await Maureen and her lover Sinclair as they begin to uncover secrets and shine new light on the hidden corners of Christianity.
Combining expert research with dazzling plot twists, The Book of Love is sure to thrill readers as they follow Maureen's search for clues through some of the world's greatest art, architecture and history, until a potentially fatal encounter reveals the Book of Love to her -- and to us.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Maureen Paschal, last seen discovering the secrets of Mary Magdalene in The Expected One, returns in this overstuffed sequel. Haunted by dreams of Jesus telling her to search for "the Book of Love," Maureen, now a bestselling novelist, takes off for France, where her estranged lover, B renger Sinclair, reveals that the mysterious manuscript is supposed to be a gospel written by Christ and whose existence is merely a rumor. Both Maureen and B renger receive strange clues pointing them toward the story of Countess Matilda of Tuscany, an 11th-century noblewoman and an early champion of the Book of Love. With the help of Maureen's cousin, a Jesuit scholar at the Vatican, Maureen confronts dangerous forces bent on covering up the truth and follows Matilde's trail though Belgium, Italy and France, culminating in a stunning sequence within the Chartres Cathedral. However, Matilda's hefty story line exists uneasily next to Maureen's contemporary narrative and relies too much on long-winded narration to explain Christian esoterica. Series fans and readers into Da Vinci Code style church intrigue will enjoy the hell out of this.
Customer Reviews
Sumptuous read
I hang upon every word Kathleen writes. The Book of Love was enthralling, sumptuous, and has profoundly impacted my life & understanding of life and love... I am infinitely grateful for this gift and shall read it again and again, meanwhile I am heading to Italy & France next month to retrace some of her steps, and to immerse myself in Matilda’s essence and energy, and to embark on my own Magdalene pilgrimage. Such a stunning, heart expanding, soul inspiring book, as is the entire trilogy. Thank you Kathleen, Emilie
Thankyou
From God & light & Angels taught in Sunday School which I loved, to hell fire & brimstone preachings from the pulpit once I’d graduated from Confirmation, thankyou for giving me a new understanding. It didn’t make sense that we should live in fear of God & now I understand so much more. I’m tickled that I’m a redhead; I couldn’t relate to people telling me, when young, that I would be seen as a loose woman. I always thought that it was creepy that church folk perpetuated that belief. You are an incredibly brave woman Kathleen. I love you dearly. I wish I could meet you in person to give you a hug. I hope you are thriving & at peace all at the same time. Thankyou again for your bravery. You have given my soul wings through your books. I feel like I belong. Much love, Belinda xox