Book Summary and Reviews of Pilate's Wife by Antoinette May

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"May is at her best when unencumbered by literary or historical precedent; Claudia's sister, the unwilling Vestal Virgin Marcella, for example, is better realized than the shallowly rendered Caligula, and descriptions of Antioch and Caesarea are more compelling than those of well-known locations like Pompeii." - PW.
"Depicting an extraordinary woman living in a turbulent and pivotal moment in time, May's fiction debut is a fresh and vivid retelling of a well-known story comparable in scope to Anita Diamant's The Red Tent and Elizabeth Cunningham's The Passion of Mary Magdalene." - Library Journal.
"Suffers from an unlikely [text removed due to plot spoiler], conclusion, but May's vivid settings, founded in research, make this quick read of a romantic adventure enjoyable." - Kirkus.

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