THE PASSION OF MARY MAGDALENE follows Maeve (later known as Mary of Magdala), Celtic daughter of nine witches, whore, slave, and priestess of Isis, as she searches for, finds, and follows her lost love Esus, otherwise known as Jesus of Nazareth.

An amazing book -- sometimes irritating, sometimes enchanting, always fascinating. An odd marriage of styles: brash, anachronistic, poetic, mystical. I was reminded strongly of Robert Heinlein's STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND, with large doses of Marion Zimmer Bradley's MISTS OF AVALON, and hints of Nikos Kazantsaki's ST.FRANCIS. Quite a combination, but it worked for me.