The Fisherman’s Wife: The Gospel According to St.
Peter’s Spouse
By Kathleen Glavich
Publisher: Westbow Press
Published: June 10, 2013
ISBN: 9781449790585
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The Fisherman’s Wife and you enter the world of first-century Capernaum on the
Sea of Galilee. This is the hometown of St. Peter’s wife. What was it like to
be a Jewish woman married to a man who leaves home for long stretches of time
to follow Jesus, a controversial preacher with mysterious powers? Through The
Fisherman’s Wife you experience the unusual life of Peter’s wife vicariously.
In
Capernaum you meet not only impetuous Peter, but the tempestuous Zebedee
brothers and other apostles, persons Jesus healed, Mary, and the Lord himself.
People in the Bible spring to life as their stories are told through the eyes
of St. Peter’s wife. At first she regards Jesus as a rival for her husband’s
affections. As she transforms from a doubter into a fervent disciple, you are
treated to a personal and unique view not only of Peter but of
Jesus—his words
and actions culminating in his death and rising.
By
the time you are finished reading, you will feel as though you know the people
who walk through the Bible at the time of Jesus. From then on, hearing and
reading their stories in Scripture will never be the same.
My Thoughts:
This
was an excellent novel. I enjoyed that fact that it was written from the point
of view of Miriam, the disciple Peter’s wife. No one knows if that is her real
name or not, but that is the name that the author Kathleen Glavich has given
her. The story is written in present tense, so it is as though she is speaking
directly to you, as the events are taking place. It enables you to feel as
though you are right there, experiencing the things that Miriam is experiencing.
Ms.
Glavich has done her research. It shows in her description of the places she
describes and of the events that take place, even down to the type of fish that
Peter and the other fishermen would have caught in the Sea of Galilee.
I
thought that Miriam’s feelings and emotions may very well have been the
feelings that the same as the feelings the actual wife of Peter had towards
Jesus at first, resenting this person at first who seems to be making these
outrageous claims. But it is wonderful to see her attitude and behaviour change
as she comes to realize that Jesus is truly the Messiah.
It
was very interesting to explore what Miriam’s life would have been like with
Peter gone so much of the time and her at home to raise the children. When we
read the Bible, we think about Peter and the disciples, we don’t think about
those that they left at home taking care of their families.
Much
of this book is written as narrative, rather than as dialogue, but I think that
this was partially necessary as Miriam was not present for everything that
happened, but she would have been told about these things that happened with
Peter and the other disciples as they were told to her. I think that Ms.
Glavich had done an excellent job of weaving the scenes together and making the
story flow smoothly as a whole.
I
gave this book a rating of 5 stars.
Thank
you to the author for providing a copy of this book in exchange for a fair and
honest review. I was not required to provide a positive opinion. All thoughts
are my own.
About the Author:
Mary Kathleen Glavich
is a Roman Catholic nun who has dreamed of being a teacher since she was a
child. She has lived almost her entire life in Cleveland Ohio. She has earned a BA degree from Notre Dame College of Ohio and an MA
degree is in secondary education (English) from the University of Minnesota.
In 1979, I while teaching English and Religion at
Regina High School, she began writing for publication. She has since written
many articles which have been published in magazines and journals. Her writing
hobby became a full-time ministry when she began working with a team writing a
high school religion series. Kathleen has also authored and edited a children’s
version of the Little Rock Scripture Study. She has had a total of more than
seventy books published. The Fisherman’s
Wife, however, is her first novel.
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