Sunday in Zenda. Sunday of great hits. Sunday, in this case, dedicated to The Mother, the latest novel by José María Zavala (Madrid, 1962), published by the publishing house Ediciones B. After fictionalizing the biography of Jesus of Nazareth in the pages of the celebrated The Prophet, Zavala shifts his attention a few years forward to focus on another figure as significant as Mary of Nazareth, whose life is often recounted in dependence on that of her son. Setting in motion a mechanism that blends exhaustive historical documentation with the exercise of his imaginative strength, Zavala reconstructs the human face of a central character for the construction of the story of Western history.
The publisher notes, for the book: “
First Century.
After witnessing the most tragic episode of Jesus’s life, the former praetorian guard Lucius Fedro seeks refuge in Ephesus with his family. Yet the relentless power of Rome looms over them, ready to snatch away what they love most.
As Lucius faces the henchmen of Emperor Caligula, who intends to seize a relic containing Jesus’s blood, Flavia, his wife, will seek consolation in a woman who understands better than anyone the power of love, loss, and suffering: Mary of Nazareth.
Through her own voice will emerge the most intimate history of Jesus’s mother. The tale of a woman who watched her son grow and had to learn to let him go. The one who wept at the foot of the cross and stayed by his side until the end.
After captivating thousands of readers with The Prophet, José María Zavala now addresses the life of Mary of Nazareth. A profoundly human portrait of the most inspiring woman of all time. With masterful narration and drawing on years of documentation, this historical novel offers the moving account of a mother facing the deepest pain”.
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Author: José María Zavala. Title: The Mother. Publisher: B. Sales: Todos tus libros.