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The Expected One | Kathleen McGowan

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When Maureen Paschal begins researching for her book on Historic Females badly portrayed, she thinks she’s just following a lifelong passion and dream. Little does she know she’s embarking on a path that will change her self and world irrevocably.

It begins with a mysterious encounter in a shop in Jerusalem, which leads into a vision of Mary Magdalene the day of the Crucifixion. From there, Maureen returns home, writes her book, and continues on with her life as normal. Except for the recurring dreams.

Eventually, the dreams become more insistent. At a loss, Maureen turns to her cousin Peter, a Jesuit Priest, who has always been there for her and helped her through. In this instance, however, Peter is feeling well over his head.

Events continue to unfold mysteriously, with Maureen following along. When a chance finally presents itself for her to find some answers, she takes it, even though it leads to more questions and further mystery along the way.

Her trip to the Languedoc region of France will be life-changing–for Maureen, and everyone else involved.

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I loved this book, and am very interested to see where McGowan will go from here. Fans of The DaVinci Code will more than likely enjoy it, and any fan of mysteries/puzzles or folklore will also find a lot to like. The story centers around Mary Magdalene and her place in the life of Christ. It paints a very intriguing picture of her, and Him, and many other names from Religious History as well (which is where the series part comes in, as mentioned in the Afterword.)

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