Smart and earthy . . . richly imaginative . . . the epitome of the storyteller's art.--St. Louis Post-Dispatch, named one of The Year's Best Books

This amazing book could well become a classic of women's literature.--Booklist, named one of the Year's Ten Best Fantasy Books

Young Magdalen and Jesus, brimming with youthful charm and arrogance, find each other and fall in love, forging a bond that is stronger than death. Their pleasure is overshadowed by a brilliant but unbalanced druid who knows a perilous secret about Maeve's past. The prequel to The Passion of Mary Magdalen. Now in paperback!