The Magdalene Chronicles - Book One: The Followers of the Magdalene

by Suzen Wuerth

A revealing journal is discovered by American Maddy Whitaker when she inherits a French estate from a grandmother she has never known. She and her friends become embroiled in a mystery that began more... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1598007394
• ISBN13: 9781598007398
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: Outskirts Press
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.5" x 5.5"

Customer Reviews

Superb storytelling

The French law firm of Troute, Flangette et Bronsaurd inform American archeology student Maddy Whitaker that her grandmere died leaving her with an estate in France. Maddy is stunned as she was unaware of this grandmere who gave birth to her mom Beatrice, but sent the child to the Sanders of Savannah, American relatives, to raise the child as their own. Maddy travels to her late grandmere's house in France. In the attic she finds an old trunk containing an old leather bound book that was crumbling with her touch. She reads about her de Brissac maternal ancestry who apparently revered Mary Magdalene. Further exploring finds ancient relics, hidden passageways and the knowledge that the house lies on top of sacred ground as a convent was once there. With help from her American friends and her new French amies, Maddy investigates her family tree back two millennium and begins to unravel a secret society plot to rule the world. With a nod to the Da Vinci Code, THE MAGDALENE CHRONICLES is a terrific look at the infancy of Christianity through Mary Magdalene's perspective interwoven inside a modern day amateur sleuth conspiracy thriller. Everything ties nicely together as the ancient diaries written allegedly by Mary Magdalene are included inside the contemporary story line. Readers will obtain their money's Wuerth with this fine tale that sets up the next entry in The Followers of the Magdalene saga. Harriet Klausner

A new look at Mary Magdalene and what might have happened

Well, this is certainly an interesting book. Parts of a journal kept by Mary Magdalene found in an attic by a descendant details how she came to the shores of Britain first and then moved on to France and married into what has come to be known as the Merovingian dynasty. It is written well and in the first person so that the reader can feel as if part of the story. The story line incorporates all sorts of "myths" about what happened in Jesus' life and after the Crucifixion. It was certainly a lot easier to swallow than the Da Vinci Code because this books shows how these legends have come to exist and how long they have been in existence. It is a really good story line and sets up the next book and makes the reader hunger for what is going to happen next.