Disciple: A Novel of Mary Magdalene

On the shore of the Sea of Galilee, in first century Palestine, a spirit possessed a woman, Mary of Magdala-a generous and learned woman of business. Mary drew together a community of outcasts, rescued from lives of poverty and humiliation. Longing for children, she brought into her circle a Greek slave girl, Demetria, and adopted her as a daughter. Though she was a devout Jew, it was natural for Mary to show compassion to all those who were looked upon as “other”-gentile, prostitute, and l...