The story opens in the roar of a brand-new circus, where the crowd bets on the chariots and Mary of Magdala reigns as a celebrated beauty. Saltus paints the decadent courts of Herod, John the Baptist and Salome, then follows Mary to the teacher whose words bring her the faith of a little child.
A jewelled, decadent retelling by one of America’s most ornate stylists. Download the free EPUB.