"Unforgettably original...
Matthew, Mark, Luke and John: move over." 
 -San Antonio Express-News

The passion of mary magdalen
a novel
elizabeth cunningham
monkfish book publishing company
 

“The Passion of Mary Magdalen explodes off the page with its tales of love, hope, power, and redemption, making it a great read for a wide variety of people - book clubs looking for a great discussion, take note.”
The Book Brothel. com

"The book becomes a gospel in itself...anyone who reads it will never approach the canon the same way again. The Passion of Mary Magdalen is a tour de force."  
Episcopal Life Magazine, April 2006

 Sassy, salty, sexy —Those without an irreverent sense of humor will likely balk, but that just leaves more copies for the rest of us to pass around.
-- LesbianNation.com

"This year's must-have summer reading."
KINK radio

"Lavish and lusty...Cunningham's Celtic Magdalene is as hot in the mouth as Irish whiskey."
Beliefnet, chosen as one of this year's "heretical beach-books".

“Cunningham's rich imaginings of Magdalen's life as a Roman sex slave and as Christ's lover are as compelling as they are controversial.”
-Chronogram, April 2006

“Magdalene fans are in for more surprises in Cunningham's  classy, sexy novel...this will be - besides snapped up by Magdalene fans, Celtophiles, feminists and lovers of a good yarn - controversial. Those unready for lesbianism and sex with the Redeemer between the same covers may blanch as well as flush.”
Booklist, Feb. 2006, starred review

"Cunningham weaves Hebrew scripture, Celtic and Egyptian mythology, and early Christian legend into a nearly seamless whole, creating an unforgettable fifth gospel story in which the women most involved in Jesus's ministry are given far more representation..."
Library Journal, April 2006

"Elizabeth Cunningham beckons us … in her raucous, inspired, and thought-provoking novel.”
-Spirituality and Health Magazine, coming in July/Aug 2006 issue 

 

“This epic, stunningly original work… a roaring good read.” 
-Foreword Magazine, May 2006 

"Ironically, though many will condemn Elizabeth Cunningham's work as blasphemy and irreverent, the well written and entertaining THE PASSION OF MARY MAGDALEN is actually virtuous, spiritual and relevant as God's tenets inclusive with room for everyone."
-Amazon's #1 reviewer, Harriet Klausner's  ***** review

 "The Passion offers a digestive to Mel Gibson’s film, “The Passion of the Christ,” and a fascination way beyond Dan Brown’s exploitation of this Mary’s story in The DaVinci Code."
Pages Magazine, May 2006

"If your interest in Mary M was whetted by The Da Vinci Code, you'll love the freshness of this Mary Magdalen's feisty wisdom...This book is more than a gulp-it-down, page-turning great read: it is a transformative experience."
-Care2.com "over 5 million members who Care2 make a difference."

 

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