The Book of Longings Children's Literature What begins in compulsion becomes

What begins in compulsion becomes urgent need

the first sign of God's love

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The Book of Longings Children's Literature What begins in compulsion becomesAna is born in Galilee at a time when women are seen as possessions, only leaving their fathers' homes to marry. Ana longs to control her destiny. Taught to read despite her mother's misgivings, she wants to be a writer and to find her own voice. A voice that will speak for the silenced women around her. Betrothed to an elderly widower, Ana almost despairs. But an encounter with a charismatic young carpenter in Nazareth awakens new longings in her,