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ABBEY'S BOOKSELLER PICK ----- This beautifully written novella brings a human voice to Mary not heard before. Reflecting on her son’s crucifixion, the unease she feels when witnessing his miracles and the growing menace of the authorities, Tóibín strips away the religious dogma, leaving an exposed, vulnerable woman who is both concerned and bewildered by what she is seeing. A truly moving work. Greg
In a voice that is both tender and filled with rage, The Testament of Mary tells the story of a cataclysmic event which led to an overpowering grief. For Mary, her son has been lost to the world, and now, living in exile and in fear, she tries to piece together the memories of the events that led to her son's brutal death. To her he was a vulnerable figure, surrounded by men who could not be trusted, living in a time of turmoil and change.
As her life and her suffering begin to acquire the resonance of myth, Mary struggles to break the silence surrounding what she knows to have happened. In her effort to tell the truth in all its gnarled complexity, she slowly emerges as a figure of immense moral stature as well as a woman from history rendered now as fully human.
By:
Colm Tóibín Imprint: Picador Country of Publication: Australia Dimensions:
Height: 208mm,
Width: 135mm,
Spine: 16mm
Weight: 223g ISBN:9781742611044 ISBN 10: 1742611044 Publication Date:26 April 2017 Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active
Reviews for The Testament of Mary
ABBEY'S BOOKSELLER PICK ----- This beautifully written novella brings a human voice to Mary not heard before. Reflecting on her son’s crucifixion, the unease she feels when witnessing his miracles and the growing menace of the authorities, Tóibín strips away the religious dogma, leaving an exposed, vulnerable woman who is both concerned and bewildered by what she is seeing. A truly moving work. Greg
Short-listed for Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2013
Short-listed for The Man Booker Prize 2013
Short-listed for The Man Booker Prize 2013 (UK)
Shortlisted for Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2013.
