What if the man you loved betrayed your brother?<br/><br/>Two thousand years ago, while a young Jewish preacher from Nazareth was gathering followers among the people of Galilee, his sister swept floors and dreamed of learning to read.<br/><br/>In Leslie Cannold's story, it is the women of Nazareth who take centre stage.<br/><br/>The rebellious, gifted Rachael, consigned by her sex to a life of drudgery.<br/><br/>Bindy, the crone who teaches her the skills of the healer.<br/><br/>Shona her sister, the victim of a harsh social code, and their mother Miriame, a woman seemingly unable to love.<br/><br/>When Rachael falls in love with her brother's dearest friend, the rebel Judah of Iscariot, it seems that at least one of the women of Nazareth may find happiness. Then a message comes from her brother in Jerusalem. And the events begin to unfold that will change not just Rachael's life, but the world—forever.