In Israel, in the turbulent first century, a baby is born to a humble Jewish family - but to a great destiny. The tyrannical rule of King Herod has driven the family from the Holy Land to the relative safety of cosmopolitan Alexandria. But on Herod's death, they decide to return home to Israel, to Galilee, a troubled land under Roman occupation.
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"Powerfully vivid ... an extraordinary piece of writing" (Daily Mail)
"The writing is very vivid, and gives the story of Jesus an extraordinary immediacy" (Irish Independent)
The book Anne Rice was born to write, a novel about the 'ultimate supernatural hero, the ultimate outsider, and the ultimate immortal of them all'.
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Book Description Cornerstone, United Kingdom, 2006. Paperback. Condition: New. Language: English . Brand New Book. In Israel, in the turbulent first century, a baby is born to a humble Jewish family - but to a great destiny. His is an uneasy childhood, as he begins to come to terms with his extraordinary powers, and the whispered mysteries surrounding his birth. The tyrannical rule of King Herod has driven the family from the Holy Land to the relative safety of cosmopolitan Alexandria. But on Herod s death, they decide to return home to Israel, to Galilee, a troubled land under Roman occupation, at a time of chaos and turmoil, insurrection and confusion. Seller Inventory # LIB9780099460169
Book Description Arrow, 2006. Condition: New. Seller Inventory # L9780099460169
Book Description Cornerstone, United Kingdom, 2006. Paperback. Condition: New. Language: English . Brand New Book. In Israel, in the turbulent first century, a baby is born to a humble Jewish family - but to a great destiny. His is an uneasy childhood, as he begins to come to terms with his extraordinary powers, and the whispered mysteries surrounding his birth. The tyrannical rule of King Herod has driven the family from the Holy Land to the relative safety of cosmopolitan Alexandria. But on Herod s death, they decide to return home to Israel, to Galilee, a troubled land under Roman occupation, at a time of chaos and turmoil, insurrection and confusion. Seller Inventory # LIB9780099460169
Book Description Arrow, 2006. Condition: New. book. Seller Inventory # M0099460165
Book Description Random House 2006-11-01, London, 2006. paperback. Condition: New. Seller Inventory # 9780099460169
Book Description Arrow, 2006. Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 480 pages. 6.97x4.33x1.14 inches. In Stock. Seller Inventory # __0099460165
Book Description Random House UK Ltd Nov 2006, 2006. Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Anne Rice's most ambitious work - a novel, based on the gospels, about the life of Jesus. He comes into the world, child of a virgin birth, celebrated by angels singing to shepherds, and is visited by magi from the east. He is God and Man and grows up to perform miracles - healing the sick, driving out demons, feeding a multitude with only a few loaves and fishes. He can walk on water. He is cruelly executed, but rises from the dead, coming back to his frightened followers to start a religion that will, within two and a half centuries, encompass the entire Western world. All this - accomplished by God - is the material of the novel. 480 pp. Englisch. Seller Inventory # 9780099460169
Book Description Arrow, 2006. Mass Market Paperback. Condition: New. Never used!. Seller Inventory # P110099460165
Book Description Random House UK Ltd Nov 2006, 2006. Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Anne Rice's most ambitious work - a novel, based on the gospels, about the life of Jesus. He comes into the world, child of a virgin birth, celebrated by angels singing to shepherds, and is visited by magi from the east. He is God and Man and grows up to perform miracles - healing the sick, driving out demons, feeding a multitude with only a few loaves and fishes. He can walk on water. He is cruelly executed, but rises from the dead, coming back to his frightened followers to start a religion that will, within two and a half centuries, encompass the entire Western world. All this - accomplished by God - is the material of the novel. 480 pp. Englisch. Seller Inventory # 9780099460169
Book Description Arrow, 2006. Condition: New. Seller Inventory # 9780099460169