La Esperada: The Expected One

Escrito por Kathleen McGowan

Narrado por Isabel Varas

La Esperada
de Kathleen McGowan

Durante siglos, han mentido y asesinado

para ocultar la verdad sobre María Magdalena…

Ahora, el evangelio que ella escribió amenaza de nuevo a la iglesia.

Y solo otra mujer excepcional puede sacarlo a la luz: La Esperada.

El FonoLibro se enorgullece presentar, el audiolibro en el español del bestseller La Esperada de Kathleen McGowan, quien se dice es descendiente de la unión entre Jesús y María Magdalena.

En las calles de Jerusalén, en busca de documentación para su libro, Maureen empieza a tener extrañas visiones, ve a una mujer vestida con una túnica roja. Esa es solo una de las señales que la empujan hacia la búsqueda del misterio de María Magdalena. Con ayuda de su primo y sacerdote, Peter, Maureen viaja al sur de Francia, tierra donde María Magdalena fue a morir y donde sigue vivo el legado de los cátaros. Al llegar Maureen conoce al millonario y excéntrico Sinclair quien le revela la existencia de una línea de sangre que incluye a Juana de Arco, Arturo de Inglaterra, Lucrecia Borgia … y llega hasta ella – La Esperada. Una bomba de tiempo contra las bases del Vaticano, un tesoro que puede cambiar la historia Cristiana. Un texto por el cual muchos han muerto por preservarlo y por el cual otros están dispuestos a seguir matando para destruirlo.

FonoLibro presenta en una magnifica producción con una maravillosa música la historia que a través de los siglos varios han muerto para proteger el secreto de “La Esperada”

• Idioma: Español
• Editorial: Fonolibro
• Fecha de lanzamiento: 15 jun 2007
• ISBN: 9781611540925

Comentarios para La Esperada

[susanbnm · Calificación: 5 de 5 estrellas]

This book really made me think. The plot was complex but not too confusing, the characters were realistic and engaging, and the premise is factually based, which made the book even more appealing. There is a list of references in the back for those who want to follow up on her research. Based on her website, it seems somewhat autobiographical as well, which I found very intriguing. I really looked forward to reading the next installment.

[reflexandresolve · Calificación: 2 de 5 estrellas]

Really not my thing. I wanted to like it. It alternately seeks to be a feminist retelling of the life of Jesus, or a secret-societies rule the world story. In my opinion, it fails pretty hard at both.The retelling of Mary Magdalene and Jesus was adequate, but harped a little too much on the 'Jesus treated women as EQUALS' point for me really to get involved. I'm already on board -- tell me a good story. Mediocre at best.The modern day 'thriller' was anything but. The plot was shallow and transparent, the characters boring and two-dimensional. I rolled my eyes countless times, and cringed a few more at the trite lines. In my head, I kept yelling at the author to SHOW, don't TELL.Perhaps I wasn't the intended audience -- I'm already a feminist and I don't need convincing that there is more than one side to every story. I think my problem is that I was looking for a story, and I got a a Mary-Jane fanfic that needed a few more beta readers.

[debbie.menzel · Calificación: 3 de 5 estrellas]

Engaging story, although a little Dan Brown or Steve Berry -ish. 1st in a series, apparently. I enjoyed it.

[indygo88 · Calificación: 3 de 5 estrellas]

Something (or maybe several things) about this novel just didn't sit well with me. Perhaps I have trouble being totally open-minded when it comes to Mary Magdalene, as this subject matter challenges a lot of my traditional beliefs. But I can appreciate alternate interpretations and ultimately, I don't think that's what turned me off of this novel. I think it was more the fact that it was too slow-moving and not particularly well-written that made me just want to be done with it. At times it was overly dramatic. At other times it was the opposite. Part of this may be attributable to the reader of this particular audiobook, who was certainly capable, but not my favorite by any means. My overall feeling was just "meh....". I have novels #2 and #3 in this series also on audio and normally I'm a sucker for a series, but I'm thinking I'm going to have to pass on those....

[flygurl_1 · Calificación: 3 de 5 estrellas]

While I enjoy the subject of Mary Magdalen and the search for what the author believes is the truth about her, her books are a bit disjointed.

[wyvernfriend · Calificación: 3 de 5 estrellas]

This is the story of a woman who finds that she has links to the holy grail. She also finds that she's dragged into controversy and that there are a number of different people who want her to join them because she has a lot of potential power.I found it readable but only just, there are huge leaps of faith involved in some of the logic and the story, despite it's claim of authenticity (which really didn't do anything to improve the story for me). The interlinks that it builds between almost all the famous women of history stretched even my flexible credulity! The fact that I've read almost everything that she's using as references didn't help.It's not the worst thing I've read, I found it readable but it didn't make me want to rush out and get the sequel.

[chicachoo · Calificación: 1 de 5 estrellas]

Absolute caca.

[wkelly42 · Calificación: 1 de 5 estrellas]

This would have been a passable work of fiction had the author not claimed it was based on her own life story. That and her over-reliance on questionable extra-Biblical texts ruined the book for me.

[cozylover · Calificación: 5 de 5 estrellas]

This novel kept me in its thrall from the first chapter straight to the last. I have always been fascinated by Mary Magdalene and Her role in Jesus' life so have read anything and everything on the subject that I could. This novel is by far one of the best fictional accounts of her life and one of the most believable as well. The link between the present and the past, the coming of the Expected One and the history behind the other Expected One's who had arrived only to be thwarted by those who did not want the truth to be known was as fascinating as the Magdalene details. A rich, moving portrait of one of the most controversial women in history.

[picklechic · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

I really enjoyed this book. It was a little slow moving but I really enjoyed the mystery once it sped up. I was intrigued by the claims in the book and am interested in reading the next books in this series and researching the validity of the sentiments. I don't usually read religious fiction like this, but I do like history and I found the book very interesting.

[oldbookswine · Calificación: 3 de 5 estrellas]

What a refreshing book about the time of Jesus. Based on extensive research, the author weaves a believable tale that covers the past 2000 years. Mary Magdene's bloodline is traced thriough the agesa both by family and foe. The outcome takes the reader once again to the Vatican for surprising results.