History from a Woman's Perspective- A Book Blog

A Fisher of Women by Catherine Magia Publication Date: October 3, 2018 Paperback & eBook; 184 Pages Genre: Historical Fiction/Romance/Biblical Source: This book was given to me by Historical Fiction Virtual Book Tours in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: When the wife of Simon Peter returns to Galilee, she brings nothing but her faith in an enigmatic carpenter named Jesus, who has an extraordinary gift of healing the sick. But as she spends time in the presence of this divine leader, she discovers the gift of healing comes at a devastating cost. A terrible burden Jesus bears for the sake of his love for humanity.     In her quest to alleviate Jesus’s eternal suffering, the wife of Simon Peter befriends a pagan magician named Helen. Helen possesses a wisdom and healing power exceeded only by Jesus himself, but bears an unsavory reputation. Can Helen be trusted to ease Jesus’s suffering? Or is she a rival seeking his ultimate dest...

The Fisherman's Bride by Catherine Magia Publication Date: November 2, 2016 Publisher: Amazon Digital Services LLC, CreateSpace Kindle & Paperback; 240 Pages Genre: Historical Fiction/Biblical Fiction/Christian Literature Source: This book was given to me by Historical Fiction Virtual Book Tours in exchange for an honest review. READ AN EXCERPT . Synopsis: She has no name. She is not even a footnote. Her tale is hidden behind the well-told fable of her husband, the man who would become Simon Peter, the first Apostle.      Cast off by her family after shunning a wealthy suitor to marry a humble fisherman, her life is fraught with hardship. She endures her husband’s growing restlessness, fish shortages from the Sea of Galilee, and the oppression of an all-powerful Roman Empire over her people. Then her life is forever changed when her dying mother is saved by a miracle performed by a young carpenter—a man who speaks with understanding and acts with compass...