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    The Book of Love

    Written by Kathleen McGowan

    Narrated by Linda Stephens

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    An ancient mystery...An epic love story...A divine message, hidden in plain sight

    Maureen Paschal is regarded as both a heroine and a target after discovering the gospel written by Mary Magdalene, which revealed that Jesus and Mary Magdalene were married. Then Maureen receives a strange package containing what looks like an ancient letter by an extraordinary woman whom history has overlooked -- or covered up: Countess Matilda of Tuscany, whose letter demands the return of her "most precious books and documents."

    Maureen soon finds herself in a race across Italy and France, where hidden dangers await her and her lover, Bérenger, as they begin to realize that they are on the trail of another explosive discovery: the Book of Love, the Gospel written in Jesus' own hand. As Maureen learns more about Matilda, an eleventh-century warrior countess who was secretly married to a pope, she begins to see the eerie connections between herself and Matilda, connections she must trace to their source if she is to stop the wrong people from finding the Book of Love and hiding it forever.

    The Book of Love follows two amazing heroines as their stories intertwine through time. Maureen is immersed in these mysteries and Matilda's amazing legacy...until a potentially fatal encounter reveals the Book of Love to Maureen -- and to the listener.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon & Schuster Audio
    Release dateMar 10, 2009
    ISBN9780743568920
    Author

    Kathleen McGowan

    Kathleen McGowan is an internationally published writer whose work has appeared on five continents and in at least fifteen languages. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and three sons. You can visit her website at www.theexpectedone.com.

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    • 1/5
      Either the first book of this series was waaaaaaaaay better, or I was smoking crack when I read it. This book was painful to read. It's written in a weird mixture of 1st & 3rd person, sometimes like a textbook and sometimes like a novel. It's preachy, poorly written and obvious. Do NOT waste your time with this drivel!
    • 4/5
      This one was not as compelling as the first in the series. I really enjoyed the switching back & forth between Matilda & Maureen, but there were times when I thought the plot became too confusing to follow. I was also more disappointed in the contents of red book, I guess because it was not as much of a revelation as the contents of the scrolls in the previous book, THE EXPECTED ONE. Still, it was entertaining enough to keep my interest and now I am anxious to read the third book, THE POET PRINCE.
    • 5/5
      This book as well as the first in the trilogy "The Expected One" were both great reads and very thought provoking. Lead to lots of interesting discussions around our house which for me can be the most fun part of reading a book. I'm very much looking forward to the third book.If the idea of Jesus being married or having a family sets you on edge this may not be a series for you. However, if you can separate your beliefs a little and let your imagination run these books are a lesson in the true depths of love. It would be a shame to miss them.
    • 1/5
      I was so enraptured with the prequel of this book, The Expected One, that I couldn't wait till The Book of Love comes out. Unfortunately, this is such a big disappointment! Ms. McGowan seems uncertain whether she wanted to write about historical fiction or history. The book is loaded with explanation to the point of a school textbook. The last of the trilogy is already out --supposedly about the Poet Prince, and I'll probably buy it just because I want to finish the whole, hoping it will be better than the second, if not as good as the first.
    • 5/5
      Where the first one "The Enchanted", got me hooked. This one had me in tears even at times when there was nothing sad said. I resonated so much with Mathilda and feels like it's me from another time and place. Many of the same kind of situations, even some of the additional characters that were in her life I can fit with the people in my life...same punchlines, different scenarios, etc. I am looking forward to listen to The Poet Prince. Thank you!
    • 1/5
      This sequel to THE EXPECTED ONE this book again follows Maureen Paschal on her quest to uncover the truth behind the Magdalene line following the crucifixion of Christ. I usually enjoy books with this type of story line, but in this case I found the writing to be excessively repetitive and unoriginal. Ms. McGowan seemed to be trying to fill pages and not only repeated herself excessively but gave the reader pages and pages (and pages and pages) of rehashed myths and stories from history. One version was not enough, so she then went on to retell the same myth again in another form. I managed to finish the book, but by the end I didn’t really have any interest in what was happening. I understand there is a third book (THE POET PRINCE) in the Magdalene series coming out in July this year. I, personally, am not going to bother.