Smart and earthy . . . richly imaginative . . . the epitome of the storytellers art. St. Louis Post-Dispatch, named one of The Years Best BooksThis amazing book could well become a classic of womens literature. Booklist, named one of the Years Ten Best Fantasy BooksYoung 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 Maeves past. The prequel to The Passion of Mary Magdalen. Now in paperback