Christ The Lord

Out of Egypt

Anne Rice

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English

Arrow
01 November 2006

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Horror & ghost stories; Historical fiction; Religious & spiritual fiction; Religious; Crime ; Medical

The book Anne Rice was born to write, a novel about the 'ultimate supernatural hero, the ultimate outsider, and the ultimate immortal of them all'.

' W hen I found Rice's work I absolutely loved how she took that genre and (...) made

it

feel so contemporary and relevant' Sarah Pinborough, bestselling author of Behind Her Eyes

' Rice wrote

in the great tradition of the gothic' Ramsey Campbell, bestselling author of The Hungry Moon

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...

By: Anne Rice
Imprint: Arrow
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 110mm, Spine: 29mm
Weight: 254g
ISBN: 9780099460169
ISBN 10: 0099460165
Pages: 480
Publication Date: 01 November 2006
Recommended Age: From 0 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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.

Reviews for Christ The Lord: Out of Egypt

Powerfully vivid ... an extraordinary piece of writing * Daily Mail * The writing is very vivid, and gives the story of Jesus an extraordinary immediacy * Irish Independent *