Magdalen Rising
The Beginning

ELIZABETH CUNNINGHAM
ISBN 0-9766843-2-9
Available April 2007
384 pages, hardcover
$24.95

"Smart and Earthy...richly imaginative...the epitome of the storyteller's art." - St. Louis Post-Dispatch (chosen as one of "The Year's Best Books")

"This amazing book could well become a classic of women's literature." - Booklist (chosen as one of the "Year's Ten Best Fantasy Books")

Young Magdalen (Maeve) and Jesus, brimming with youthful charm and arrogance, find each other and fall in love, forging a bond that is stronger than death. Their pleasure is overshadowed by a brilliant but unbalanced druid who knows a perilous secret about Maeve's past. The prequel to The Passion of Mary Magdalen. www.passionofmarymagdalen.com

Elizabeth Cunningham is the author of the novels The Return of the Goddess, The Wild Mother, How to Spin Gold and Daughter of the Shining Isles and a book of poetry, Small Bird. She comes from nine generations of Episcopal priests.  She was ordained as an interfaith minister of spiritual counsel in the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. She balances writing with a counseling practice.

 In 2007 Ms. Cunningham will be appearing in bookstores, libraries, churches, pagan festivals, house parties and other venues across the US and Canada.

To host an event with Elizabeth Cunningham, contact the publisher.