The Naked Name of Love
Author | : Sanjida O'Connell |
Publisher | : Hodder Paperbacks |
Total Pages | : 340 |
Release | : 2010-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 184854362X |
ISBN-13 | : 9781848543621 |
Rating | : 4/5 (621 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Naked Name of Love written by Sanjida O'Connell and published by Hodder Paperbacks. This book was released on 2010-01 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1865, as Darwin's new theory of evolution begins to sweep aside old certainties, a young Jesuit priest and plant-hunter sets out into an unknown world. He is driven by twin passions: for science and for his faith. Travelling across the Eastern Steppes of Mongolia in the company of a Buddhist monk and a local horseman, Joseph's journey is fraught with danger, both physical and spiritual. But it is Namuunaa, the gifted shaman woman who saves his life, who offers a greater challenge: she will teach him what it is to love. A story of East meeting West and of a love that transcends culture, faith and, ultimately, tragedy, this is both a novel on an epic scale and an astonishingly intimate story.