While I was expecting a very novel way, riding the wave of success of The Da Vinci Code (for information, I liked but no more), I must say it was quite a pleasant surprise. Let's be clear right away, if esotericism gives you pimples, look elsewhere! Unlike the "serious" The Da Vinci Code, visions, divine apparitions, alchemy are scheduled ... What is interesting in these extraordinary phenomena is that, if we believe in the afterword the author, most of them would have really happened. Kathleen McGowan would transposed personal events on its main character: Maureen Pascal. We believe in it, we do not believe there is a personal view, but suddenly, its phenomena are presented credibly. To be honest, the story properly speaking is not really breathtaking and finally to look good, it does not happen much ... The novelist does not show an extraordinary style and some sections of the intrigue even clumsy. The main interest of this novel lies in its presentation of a fictionalized version of the Gospel of Mary Magdalene, the famous prostitute of the Bible. It is at least as we know it. Just as in paranormal events, the author would have had in hand a version of this gospel and gives us the outline. And you let yourself get caught! It is always a notion of belief and personal view but the evangelist writes sounds good. In any case, he deserves the glance even if he's around in this novel is quite limited. Finally, a small regret: I think a critical reading further than mine, given my limited knowledge of the Bible, must be all the more interesting.
