I found this to be very well written with a strong authorial voice. It’s the kind of thing that can propel just about any story. Because I am not very invested in this story, not being religious I think I don’t really understand how it interconnects with other texts. It may do so deftly or clumsily and I would have no idea.

I liked the feminist cantering of this historical fiction quite a bit. The plot is not exactly gripping, in fact I found it vacillated quite often between the interesting aspects to things I found more tedious. I think this story may have more punch if you have some investment in the concept and character of Jesus, the person.

For me, the primary pleasure came from the strength of the writing, as mentioned. Perhaps you’ll find the same if you also do not care one way or the other about this texts relationship to the historical.