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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard"><caption class="infobox-title" style="font-size:125%; font-style:italic; padding-bottom:0.2em;">The Book of Longings <span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Book+of+Longings&rft.author=%5B%5BSue+Monk+Kidd%5D%5D&rft.date=21+April+2020&rft.pub=%5B%5BViking+Press%5D%5D&rft.place=United+States&rft.pages=448"></span></caption><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Author</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Sue_Monk_Kidd" title="Sue Monk Kidd">Sue Monk Kidd</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Language</th><td class="infobox-data">English</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genre</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Christian_literature" title="Christian literature">Christian</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Historical_fiction" title="Historical fiction">Historical fiction</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Publisher</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Viking_Press" title="Viking Press">Viking Press</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Publication date</div></th><td class="infobox-data">21 April 2020</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Publication place</th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Pages</th><td class="infobox-data">448</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><b>The Book of Longings</b></i> is a 2020 <a href="/wiki/Christian_novel" title="Christian novel">Christian novel</a> by American author <a href="/wiki/Sue_Monk_Kidd" title="Sue Monk Kidd">Sue Monk Kidd</a>, written as a <a href="/wiki/Feminist_fiction" class="mw-redirect" title="Feminist fiction">feminist</a> reimagining of the <a href="/wiki/New_Testament" title="New Testament">New Testament</a>, published by <a href="/wiki/Viking_Press" title="Viking Press">Viking</a>. It follows a fictionalized Galilean scribe named Ana who becomes the wife of <a href="/wiki/Jesus" title="Jesus">Jesus</a> during the <a href="/wiki/Unknown_years_of_Jesus" title="Unknown years of Jesus">lost years</a>, commenting on the silencing of women across history and literature. It received positive reviews for its respect towards the Biblical material and the characterization of its protagonists. The novel has been translated into 17 languages and a six-part <a href="/wiki/Miniseries" title="Miniseries">miniseries</a> adaptation was announced in 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-VarietySisi_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VarietySisi-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Plot">Plot</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Book_of_Longings&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Plot"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ana is the daughter of the chief <a href="/wiki/Scribe" title="Scribe">scribe</a> of <a href="/wiki/Herod_Antipas" title="Herod Antipas">Herod Antipas</a> and the adoptive sister of <a href="/wiki/Judas" class="mw-redirect" title="Judas">Judas</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Zealot" class="mw-redirect" title="Zealot">Zealot</a> agitator. Ana learns to read and write at a young age, collecting and transcribing a personal library on <a href="/wiki/Women_in_the_Bible" title="Women in the Bible">Biblical women</a>. She becomes close friends with her educated paternal aunt Yaltha after she is exiled from <a href="/wiki/Alexandria" title="Alexandria">Alexandria</a> by Ana's uncle, Haran. Ana is betrothed to a repulsive widower named Nathaniel, but meets Jesus in the market when she is taken for Nathaniel to inspect. Her parents attempt to burn her collection of scrolls, but Ana smuggles them out to bury in a nearby cave, where she chances upon Jesus mourning for <a href="/wiki/Saint_Joseph" title="Saint Joseph">Joseph</a>. Ana adds the story of her best friend Tabitha to her collection after Tabitha's father cuts her tongue out for publicly accusing a rapist. </p><p>Judas attacks Nathaniel but is captured by Antipas and disowned by their father. Ana befriends Antipas' neglected wife <a href="/wiki/Phasa%27el" class="mw-redirect" title="Phasa'el">Phasaelis</a> at the celebratory feast. Antipas is struck by Ana's beauty and has her sit for a <a href="/wiki/Mosaic" title="Mosaic">mosaic</a>, which she uses to negotiate Judas' release. Nathaniel dies, releasing Ana from the betrothal but rendering her a widow. Her father offers for her to Antipas as a <a href="/wiki/Concubine" class="mw-redirect" title="Concubine">concubine</a> but she runs off and is accused of adultery by an angry crowd outside the palace. Jesus <a href="/wiki/Jesus_and_the_woman_taken_in_adultery" title="Jesus and the woman taken in adultery">saves her from being stoned</a>, declaring himself her betrothed in Nathaniel's place. Ana's father meekly accepts Jesus' petition, allowing Ana and Yaltha passage to <a href="/wiki/Nazareth" title="Nazareth">Nazareth</a>. </p><p>Ana befriends <a href="/wiki/Mary,_mother_of_Jesus" title="Mary, mother of Jesus">Mary</a>, herself suspected of adultery, but Ana is unaccustomed to peasant life and can no longer afford her papyrus and inks. Traveling to the Temple for <a href="/wiki/Passover" title="Passover">Passover</a> they discover an injured Tabitha and carry her to <a href="/wiki/Lazarus_of_Bethany" title="Lazarus of Bethany">Lazarus</a>, <a href="/wiki/Martha" title="Martha">Martha</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Mary_of_Bethany" title="Mary of Bethany">Mary of Bethany</a> with the help of the <a href="/wiki/Good_Samaritan" class="mw-redirect" title="Good Samaritan">Good Samaritan</a>. </p><p>Jesus meets <a href="/wiki/Andrew_the_Apostle" title="Andrew the Apostle">Andrew</a>, <a href="/wiki/Simon_the_Apostle" class="mw-redirect" title="Simon the Apostle">Simon</a>, and <a href="/wiki/John_the_Apostle" title="John the Apostle">John</a> while fishing abroad. Ana falls pregnant but miscarries, rediscovering her writing as an outlet for her grief. Yaltha also reveals she left a baby daughter named Chaya in Alexandria and hopes to return to find her. Judas befriends Jesus as a fellow revolutionary, though they disagree on the use of force against Rome. He also brings news of Antipas marrying <a href="/wiki/Herodias" title="Herodias">Herodias</a> to try and claim the title of King of the Jews, and Ana writes to Phasaelis to warn she may be assassinated to make way. Jesus and Ana follow tales of <a href="/wiki/John_the_Immerser" class="mw-redirect" title="John the Immerser">John the Immerser</a> to the Jordan, where God reveals himself to Jesus as his father and Jesus joins the other <a href="/wiki/Apostles_in_the_New_Testament" title="Apostles in the New Testament">Disciples</a>. Ana receives word that both her parents are dead and Phisaelis has escaped, but that Herodias has discovered her letter, forcing her to leave for Alexandria with Yaltha when Haran sends a treasurer to handle the estate. </p><p>Haran offers Ana lodgings in return for work as a scribe, but he forbids them from leaving his palace or seeking out Chaya. Ana nonetheless uses her access to his study to discover he sold her to the priests of <a href="/wiki/Isis_(goddess)" class="mw-redirect" title="Isis (goddess)">Isis</a> under the name of Diodora. She also receives word of the <a href="/wiki/Beheading_of_John_the_Immerser" class="mw-redirect" title="Beheading of John the Immerser">beheading of John the Immerser</a>, which leaves Jesus to begin his <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Jesus" title="Ministry of Jesus">ministry</a> openly. They sneak out to the Temple of Isis while Haran is away and introduce themselves to Diodora, who initially rejects them. She returns to their palace the next day, only to be discovered by Haran. He locks up Yaltha and Ana, but they escape and find refuge at the <a href="/wiki/Therapeutae" title="Therapeutae">Therapeutae</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Gnostic" class="mw-redirect" title="Gnostic">Gnostic</a> commune where Yaltha first learned to read and write. </p><p>Ana is praised for her work after she composes and performs <i><a href="/wiki/The_Thunder:_Perfect_Mind" class="mw-redirect" title="The Thunder: Perfect Mind">The Thunder: Perfect Mind</a></i> for a feast. They reconcile with Diodora, though Haran continues to post guards to catch Ana and Yaltha without violating the Therapeutae's sovereignty. She receives a letter from Judas, who is disillusioned with Jesus' pacifism and warns he will go to any lengths to incite a revolution next Passover. Ana sneaks past Haran's soldiers by hiding in a coffin but is badly delayed in the journey to Galilee, arriving at Bethany Passover night. She finds Judas mad with guilt in <a href="/wiki/Gethsemane" title="Gethsemane">Gethsemane</a> the next morning, explaining he had expected Jesus to resist <a href="/wiki/Arrest_of_Jesus" title="Arrest of Jesus">arrest</a> and force the disciples to take up arms. Ana finds Jesus during the <a href="/wiki/Passion_of_Jesus" title="Passion of Jesus">passion</a>, but is powerless to stop the <a href="/wiki/Crucifixion_of_Jesus" title="Crucifixion of Jesus">crucifixion</a>. She joins the other women in mourning and embalming him after John confirms Judas' suicide. </p><p>Tabitha, now capable of speaking and singing with the remnants of her tongue, travels with Ana back to the Therapeutae, where Ana experiences a vision of Jesus proclaiming his immortality. She hears of the nascent <a href="/wiki/Early_Christianity" title="Early Christianity">cult of Christ</a> spreading across the Roman Empire, but is disappointed to find the stories describe Jesus as unmarried. As an old woman she inherits leadership of the Therapeutae and buries copies of her writings in a hill to ensure she will not be silenced by men after her death. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Writing">Writing</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Book_of_Longings&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Writing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:MonaLisaOfGalilei.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/MonaLisaOfGalilei.jpg/170px-MonaLisaOfGalilei.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="227" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/MonaLisaOfGalilei.jpg/255px-MonaLisaOfGalilei.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/MonaLisaOfGalilei.jpg/340px-MonaLisaOfGalilei.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1326" data-file-height="1771" /></a><figcaption>A mosaic known as the "<a href="/wiki/Mona_Lisa_of_the_Galilee" class="mw-redirect" title="Mona Lisa of the Galilee">Mona Lisa of the Galilee</a>", which Kidd incorperated as the basis of Ana's appearance.<sup id="cite_ref-NCR_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NCR-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></figcaption></figure> <p>Kidd was inspired to consider the idea of a wife of Jesus by <a href="/wiki/Gospel_of_Jesus%27_Wife" title="Gospel of Jesus' Wife">a Biblical hoax</a> featured on <i><a href="/wiki/National_Geographic" title="National Geographic">National Geographic</a></i>, explaining that "my imagination was ignited. I thought, if Jesus' wife ever existed, she would be the most silenced woman in Western history".<sup id="cite_ref-NYT_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYT-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first 14 months of the writing process were taken up by extensive research on the period and setting, including Kidd's own travel notes on Egypt, Israel, and Jordan.<sup id="cite_ref-NYT_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYT-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Kidd formulated and wrote much of the novel in North Carolina in place of her home state of Georgia.<sup id="cite_ref-NYT_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYT-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Martin1_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Martin1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The book was published by <a href="/wiki/Viking_Press" title="Viking Press">Viking Press</a> on April 21, 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-Author_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Author-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It has been translated into 17 languages as of 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-VarietySisi_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VarietySisi-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Themes_and_analysis">Themes and analysis</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Book_of_Longings&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Themes and analysis"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Sexuality_and_marital_status_of_Jesus" title="Sexuality and marital status of Jesus">sexuality and marital status of Jesus</a> is a matter of some contention and speculation. He is traditionally taken to have lived a <a href="/wiki/Celibate" class="mw-redirect" title="Celibate">celibate</a> life free from sins such as <a href="/wiki/Lust" title="Lust">lust</a>, though the Gospels and New Testament do not directly deny the possibility of his taking a wife or lover. The concept had been previously explored in fiction, and some have argued that a marriage would have been implied by omission due to the problematic legal status of unmarried men at the time.<sup id="cite_ref-VarietySisi_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VarietySisi-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Washington_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Washington-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kidd's fictionalization of Jesus is initially betrothed to a Nazarene named Judith, but calls off the marriage in the belief he is destined for celibacy as a preacher.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He is later forced to separate from Ana due to John the Immerser following traditional Jewish provisions against female priesthood.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Jungian" class="mw-redirect" title="Jungian">Jungian</a> motifs and <a href="/wiki/Feminist_theology" title="Feminist theology">feminist theology</a> are prevalent throughout Kidd's work, who previously explored feminine divinity through the <a href="/wiki/Black_Madonna" title="Black Madonna">Black Madonna</a> worshiped in <i><a href="/wiki/The_Secret_Life_of_Bees_(novel)" title="The Secret Life of Bees (novel)">The Secret Life of Bees</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-NCR_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NCR-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ana is pushed to rebel against the <a href="/wiki/Patriarchal" class="mw-redirect" title="Patriarchal">patriarchal</a> structure of existing Jewish religion by both Jesus and her Therapeutaean aunt, eventually coming to worship <a href="/wiki/Sophia_(wisdom)" title="Sophia (wisdom)">Sophia</a>, or Wisdom, as a feminine person or aspect of the Judeo-Christian God.<sup id="cite_ref-NCR_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NCR-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Gnostic women declare her to be the "Daughter of Sophia", mirroring Jesus's own divinity as the Son of God, while her use of a coffin to sneak out of the precinct is argued to foreshadow the <a href="/wiki/Resurrection_of_Jesus" title="Resurrection of Jesus">resurrection</a> directly.<sup id="cite_ref-Washington_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Washington-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reception">Reception</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Book_of_Longings&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Reception"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>April Austin of the <i><a href="/wiki/Christian_Science_Monitor" class="mw-redirect" title="Christian Science Monitor">Christian Science Monitor</a></i> praised the book with its human characterization of both Ana and Jesus, but noted <a href="/wiki/Miracles_of_Jesus" title="Miracles of Jesus">Jesus' miracles</a> are almost entirely avoided to maintain focus on the <a href="/wiki/Historical_Jesus" title="Historical Jesus">historical Jesus</a>, writing "Kidd's research into first-century Jewish life, along with her vivid descriptions of the villages and terrain, make Ana's story come alive."<sup id="cite_ref-CSM_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CSM-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> D.G. Martin wrote "Whether Kidd's readers are true believers or skeptical inquirers, <i>The Book of Longings</i> will be an enriching and challenging read."<sup id="cite_ref-Martin1_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Martin1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Diane Scharper of the <i><a href="/wiki/National_Catholic_Reporter" title="National Catholic Reporter">National Catholic Reporter</a></i> praised the novel for its factual accuracy and anti-misogynist message.<sup id="cite_ref-NCR_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NCR-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ron Charles of the <i><a href="/wiki/Washington_Post" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Post">Washington Post</a></i> described Ana as "so <a href="/wiki/Woke" title="Woke">woke</a>", but criticized her as a flat and underdeveloped character.<sup id="cite_ref-Washington_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Washington-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Adaptation">Adaptation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Book_of_Longings&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Adaptation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The German <a href="/w/index.php?title=Sony_House_Pictures&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sony House Pictures (page does not exist)">Sony House Pictures</a> has confirmed work on an English-language TV miniseries adaptation with founder <a href="/w/index.php?title=Andreas_Gutzeit&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Andreas Gutzeit (page does not exist)">Andreas Gutzeit</a> as showrunner, alongside a multinational team of writers including <a href="/w/index.php?title=Swantje_Oppermann&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Swantje Oppermann (page does not exist)">Swantje Oppermann</a>, in the wake of Gutzeit's successful tenure on <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sisi_(2021_miniseries)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sisi (2021 miniseries) (page does not exist)">Sisi</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-VarietySisi_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VarietySisi-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Gutzeit argued for the plausibility of Jesus having a wife, crediting Kidd's narrative as a result of "double historical deduction", and advertised casting as "authentic" to the time period in place of "those old sandal flics with white American stars".<sup id="cite_ref-VarietySisi_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VarietySisi-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sites across Morocco, Tunisia, Jordan and Southern Spain are being considered for <a href="/wiki/Location_shooting" title="Location shooting">location shooting</a>. Gutzeit summarized the project as "a story where two people realize what is wrong, what is right, how love can save people and that's the heart of it. And they've experienced exactly that".<sup id="cite_ref-VarietySisi_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VarietySisi-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Book_of_Longings&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-VarietySisi-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-VarietySisi_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-VarietySisi_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-VarietySisi_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-VarietySisi_1-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-VarietySisi_1-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-VarietySisi_1-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Hopewell, John. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://variety.com/2023/tv/global/story-house-pictures-book-of-longings-1235754800/">"'Sisi' Producer Story House Pictures to Adapt 'The Book of Longings,' About the Wife of Jesus of Nazareth"</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Variety_(magazine)" title="Variety (magazine)">Variety</a></i>, 13 October 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2024.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-NCR-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-NCR_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NCR_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NCR_2-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NCR_2-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Scharper, Diane. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.ncronline.org/opinion/book-reviews/sue-monk-kidds-new-novel-imagines-jesus-life-and-fictional-marriage">"Sue Monk Kidd's new novel imagines Jesus' life and fictional marriage"</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/National_Catholic_Reporter" title="National Catholic Reporter">National Catholic Reporter</a></i>, 12 June 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2024.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-NYT-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-NYT_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NYT_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NYT_3-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Egan, Elisabeth. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/07/books/review/the-book-of-longings-sue-monk-kidd.html">"Did Jesus Ever Tie the Knot? A New Novel Considers the Question"</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/New_York_Times" class="mw-redirect" title="New York Times">New York Times</a></i>, 7 May 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Martin1-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Martin1_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Martin1_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Martin, D.G. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.thecoastlandtimes.com/2020/05/29/one-on-one-the-wife-of-jesus-the-north-carolina-connection/">"One on One: The wife of Jesus – The North Carolina connection"</a>, <i>The Coastland Times</i>, 29 May 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2024.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Author-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Author_5-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://suemonkkidd.com/books/the-book-of-longings/"><i>The Book of Longings</i></a> on Sue Monk Kidd's website.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Washington-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Washington_6-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Washington_6-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Washington_6-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Charles, Ron. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/in-sue-monk-kidds-the-book-of-longings-jesus-has-a-wife--and-behold-shes-so-woke/2020/04/21/51ebf2a6-8373-11ea-ae26-989cfce1c7c7_story.html">"In Sue Monk Kidd's 'The Book of Longings' Jesus has a wife — and behold, she's so woke!"</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Washington_Post" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Post">Washington Post</a></i>, 21 April 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2024.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Kidd, Sue Monk. pp. 133, 152.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Kidd, Sue Monk. pp. 222</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-CSM-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-CSM_9-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Austin , April. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.csmonitor.com/Books/Book-Reviews/2020/0420/Imagining-the-life-of-Jesus-wife">"Imagining the life of Jesus' wife"</a>, <i>Christian Science Monitor</i>, 24 April 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2024.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Book_of_Longings&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://suemonkkidd.com/books/the-book-of-longings/"><i>The Book of Longings</i></a> on Sue Monk Kidd's website.</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt29547647/"><i>The Book of Longings</i> miniseries</a> on <a href="/wiki/IMDb" title="IMDb">IMDb</a></li></ul> <div class="navbox-styles"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist 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