The Testament of Mary (2012) (edit title/settings)

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• Mary: Mother of Jesus
• Marcus: Add a description of this character.
• Farina
• Martha
• Miriam
• Pilate
• Lazarus

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1. Colm Tóibín (Author)

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• Dewey: 823.92

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• Books › Literature & Fiction › Literary

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• New York Times Book Review: In this slim, devastating novel this renowned Irish writer breaks away from past portrayals of Jesus’ mother. In this telling she’s baffled by her son’s growing celebrity, the stories of his curing the sick, the people who worship him; she would have rolled her eyes at him if that had been invented yet. In fact, her manner is a bit modern to be believable. When the Disciples come around years after Jesus is murdered to see her and interview her for the accounts they’re writing down, she treats them as if they’re the ancient equivalent of groupies. But Mr. Toibin also zeros in on her grief over losing her son, rendering them both uncharacteristically human. She replays the crucifixion in her mind, wondering if she should have done something different, how she could have watched and remained silent.