Book description
In Israel, in the turbulent first century, a baby is born to a humble
Jewish family - but to a great destiny. His is an uneasy childhood, as
he begins to come to terms with his extraordinary powers, and the
whispered mysteries surrounding his birth.
The tyrannical rule of King Herod has driven the family from the
Holy Land to the relative safety of cosmopolitan Alexandria. But on
Herod's death, they decide to return home to Israel, to Galilee, a
troubled land under Roman occupation, at a time of chaos and turmoil,
insurrection and confusion...
Anne Rice is the author of The Vampire Chronicles and creator of
phenomenally successful fictional worlds in 25 previous novels, most
recently
Blackwood Farm
and
Blood Canticle
. She has been at work on the research and writing of
Christ the Lord
for 10 years. She recently moved from her native New Orleans to La
Jolla, California.
