Anna is a fiery tomboy living in ancient Palestine whose androgynous appearance provokes ridicule from villagers and seeds doubt within her own heart. After tragedy strikes her family, and Anna's father-disguising her as a boy-sells her to a band of shepherds, she is captured by a mysterious band of women hiding in the desert. When attempts to escape her captors fail, Anna soon discovers that the women's mystical teachings have unleashed an astonishing power within her. But when enemies, violently opposed to the subversive nature of the women's philosophies, threaten to destroy the caves where they hide their secret knowledge, Anna must embark on a hazardous mission to preserve the wisdom of her mentors by proclaiming it among ordinary people. Risking death and all she loves, her daring quest ignites a powerful sense of self within Anna and reveals, at last, the full truth of her identity-a shocking revelation that will spark as much outrage as it does hope.
Set in the turbulent Romantic era, ESCAPEMENT is an arousing, through-the-keyhole glimpse into the private torment and ecstacy of creative genius. The tale delves into love triangles, obsessions, secret lives and the relentless pursuit of beauty as great artists struggle to accept and approach that which inspires them. No matter the cost.
A tale that imagines the life of a woman Jesus in ancient Palestine follows the story of androgynous tomboy Anna, who is disguised as a male and sold to a band of shepherds before entering a spiritual society of desert women who convey mystical teachings and help her discover her latent powers. Reprint.
It's K.J.'s junior year in the small town of West End, Montana, and whether she likes it or not, things are different this year. Over the summer, she turned from the blah daughter of a hunting and fishing guide into a noticeably cuter version of the outdoor loner. Normally, K.J. wouldn't care less, but then she meets Virgil, whose mom is studying the controversial wolf packs in nearby Yellowstone Park. And from the moment Virgil casts a glance at her from under his shaggy blond hair, K.J. is uncharacteristically smitten. Soon, both K.J. and Virgil are spending a lot of their time watching the wolves (and each other), and K.J. begins to see herself and her town in a whole new light.
Two teenagers become close as the citizens of their town fight over the packs of wolves that have been reintroduced into the nearby Yellowstone National Park.
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