<DIV><p>“Smart and earthy . . . richly imaginative . . . the epitome of the storyteller’s art.”—<I>St. Louis Post-Dispatch</I> (chosen as one of “The Year’s Best Books”)</p><p>“This amazing book could well become a classic of women’s literature.”—<I>Booklist</I> (chosen as one of the “Year’s Ten Best Fantasy Books”)</p><p>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 <I>The Passion of Mary Magdalen.</I></p></DIV>