Jerome and His Women - Joan B O'Hagan

Jerome and His Women

By: Joan B O'Hagan, Professor Richard Johnson (Foreword by)

Paperback | 5 October 2015

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Historical fiction about the controversial Saint Jerome is given a contemporary twist. When the Pontiff commissions Jerome to translate the Bible into Latin, it is a political masterstroke set to establish Christianity as a world religion. Yet Jerome is his own worst enemy, and his famously sarcastic wit quickly alienates the ruling elite. As rumours circulate about his relations with the beautiful widow Paula, as devoted to him as she is to his cause, his enemies see their opportunity to dispose of Jerome once and for all... Includes a Foreword by Richard Johnson, Emeritus Professor of Classics, Australian National University. Joan O'Hagan is a crime writer and author of A Roman Death (Macmillan 1988). Thanks to meticulous research, a wicked imagination, and over thirty years of living in Rome, she breathes new life into an ancient saint and his world, drawing us irresistibly into a highly-charged world of danger and intrigue while reminding us to question our own values. Author's website: http://www.joanohagan.com/ Industry Reviews 'This is more than a historical novel bringing alive to us an unfamiliar time and society. It is essentially a story about human hearts and minds facing challenges that, in time, confront us all.' Richard Johnson, Professor Emeritus of Classics, ANU 'Offers incredible insight into the achievements of a much maligned yet very important figure... and the women surrounding him.' Dr Mario Baghos, St Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College, Sydney (full review published Literature and Aesthetics, 2016) 'An insight into extraordinary times and people, and into a talented researcher and writer.' Robert Fairhead, NSW Writers' Centre Centre: http://www.nswwc.org.au/2016/04/book-review-jerome-and-his-women-by-joan-ohagan/ 'O'Hagan gives her readers a fascinating look at the man behind that controversial masterpiece' (the Vulgate). Joanna Urquhart, Historical Novel Society https://historicalnovelsociety.org/reviews/jerome-his-women/ 'If you have a religious/theological interest and want to see real historical characters who are involved in those matters brought to life, this is your book. If you have limited interest in these topics... I think you might still find the characters and story presented here fascinating.' Fred Mench, Professor of Classics, Emeritus Richard Stockton University (NJ), Classical Greek and Latin Discussion Group, 2015 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.education.classics/63410
Industry Reviews

'Offers incredible insight into the achievements of a much maligned yet very important figure ... and the women surrounding him.'

Dr Mario Baghos, St Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College, Australia

'That's the twin gift of âJerome and His Womenâ: it is an insight into extraordinary times and people, and into a talented researcher and writer.'

Robert Fairhead, Writing NSW

'O'Hagan gives her readers a fascinating look at the man behind that controversial masterpiece' (the Vulgate).

Joanna Urquhart, Historical Novel Society

'A compelling vision ... of what Rome was like at a particular moment in its transition from capital of a pagan empire to the City of God.'

Richard Blake, novelist Richard Blake's reviews

'O'Hagan pens a meticulously researched novel that vividly shines a light on a time that shaped Western society forevermore.'

Wendy J Dunn, historical novelist

'If you have a religious/theological interest and want to see real historical characters who are involved in those matters brought to life, this is your book.'

Fred Mench, Professor of Classics, Emeritus

'(O'Hagan) ... makes this flawed genius more understandable as a human being ... and gives us the wonderful story of St Paula of Rome, patron saint of widows ... That story alone is enough to recommend this book.'

National Council of Priests of Australia


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