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A lost past. A hidden Gospel. A shocking discovery.
It's 1948, and British nurse Gemma Bastian travels to Cairo to close the affairs of her late father, staying at the home of David Lazar, her father's oldest friend, and his enigmatic sons. While she's there she stumbles across her father's last and most closely guarded archaeological project, one that could change the Christian world forever: the discovery of the legendary Lost Gospels. Torn between two brothers and beset by ominous warnings, Gemma finds herself caught in an intricate web of love and betrayal where she fights to resurrect her own shattered life and a faith that was lost to all of humanity.
Synopsis
A thrilling and provocative mystery and love story based on the historical discovery of the Gnostic Gospels in Egypt that asks the startling question: Was Mary Magdalene the first apostle?
About the Author
Tucker Malarkey was a founding editor of Tin House, a literary journal based in Portland, Oregon, and New York. A graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop, she is a former researcher/writer for The Washington Post. Resurrection, her second novel, follows her critically acclaimed An Obvious Enchantment.
Tucker Malarkey on PowellsBooks.Blog
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