I particularly enjoyed the way the author portrayed Mary's fascination with the then popular doctrine of vitalism and how an inanimate object might be brought to life. Her love for Percy Bysshe Shelley was so deep and yet so bittersweet as she dealt with his many infidelities. What a tragic life this young woman had and yet after each tragedy, she was able to pull herself up and keep going. They have changed the title to: Claudia, Daughter of Rome, and are using the cover to the left.I very much enjoyed reading this historical novel centering on the life of Mary Shelley and her creation of Frankenstein. Orion Publishing is the UK publisher for Pilate's Wife. Pilate's Wife is being published in 16 countries in addition to the United States. ¨Much has been made in recent years of my attempt to stop it, my plea to Pilate telling him of my dream.¨ If you're seeking an insight into that tragic affair, you won't hear it from me¨. ¨First, let it be said that I did not attend his crucifixion. by Deidre Donahue, USA Today Read the Full USA Today review Read More reviews "Like Anita Diamant's Old testament blockbuster The Red Tent, Pilate's Wife makes the female experience of past millennia exotic yet universal." 'Pilate's Wife': The birth of Christianity, with a feminist twist - by Antoinette May Jane Henriksen Baird, Anchorage Municipal Libs. ".May's fiction debut is a fresh and vivid retelling of a well-known story comparable in scope to Anita Diamant's The Red Tent and Elizabeth Cunningham's The Passion of Mary Magdalene."
**Pilate's Wife: A Novel of the Roman Empire. Library Journal (Starred Review) October 15, 2006
Not everything in Rome was run by men!Ĭatherine Cook, Bookshelf, South Wales Argus. ".This epic tale of opulence, overindulgence and cruelty sweeps across the battlefields of Gaul to the coliseums of Rome and Jerusalem. **Claudia, Daughter of Rome By Antoinette May - pub: Orion. To date, the following translations have been released.īook Shelf, South Wales (UK version) March 29, 2008 Pilates Wife, a novel by Antoinette May Pilate's Wife, a Novel by Antoinette May Pilate's Wife has been purchased by publishers in seventeen different countries.
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