![]() "When you say that He redeemed the world, I will say that it was not worth it" ("The Testament of Mary"). But Mary is not a Christian she prays to the goddess Artemis, urges Jesus to flee the Romans, and expresses skepticism about miracles (especially the Virgin Birth) " (The New Yorker Magazine). "Mary, now an aging widow, is kept in solitary confinement by men eager to ensure that her account of her son's life matches the official version. ![]() Her testament, ironically yet lovingly told, is a defiance of authority (this time, the Apostles), poignantly mirroring Jesus' own rebel story. In Colm Toibin's hands, Mary The Icon becomes a "tragic heroine with the relentless eloquence of Electra or Medea or Antigone". A spare account of (what is, in effect and in its effects) The Gospel According To Mary. Presents Colm Toibin's "The Testament of Mary". Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. ![]() Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. The first appearance of the title in the United States. ![]() One of the most brilliant novels of our time. A pristine copy of "The Testament of Mary" with a copy of its play adaptation-version's Broadway Program Material, both signed by Colm Toibin. New York City, NY: Scribner & Company, 2012.
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