Older now, and surrounded and supported by Jesus’ followers, Mary is disdainful of men, finding them foolish and cruel. Tóibín, an Irishman raised Catholic, not only has the respect for Mary that one might have for their own mother, but also for who she is in terms of religion, and, arguably history – the ultimate, most famous mother of all. He is present on every page, in her every move and thought, but his name is never mentioned.Ĭatholic groups and the Vatican have nothing to worry about. It is years since Jesus’ death and Mary questions everything. Like a shroud of deceit, Colm Tóibín begins his new book. This novel is not the truth, whatever that may be, but it is a fascinating tale. If you consider the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John as one, since they basically tell the same story with variations, here is the other. They say there are two sides to every story, and then there’s the truth.
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