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"When God told Prophet John Wroe to comfort himself with seven virgins, his congregation gave him its daughters. So begins this provocative and immensely powerful novel, set in nineteenth-century England and based on actual events. Jane Rogers chronicles the nine months these women spend together until accusations of indecency and the trial that follows bring Wroe's household to its dramatic end. There is a cripple, a badly beaten mute, two underage sisters who can barely read, Joanna ""the Saint,"" Hannah the unbeliever, and Leah, who secretly mothered an illegitimate child. And then there is Prophet Wroe, as enigmatic and attractive to each of the virgins as he is an iron hand. With an impeccably crafted narrative and utterly beguiling prose, Rogers delves deep into the conflicts surrounding faith, love, and passion. Ultimately each of the virgins comes away with a powerful lesson in independence. MR. WROE'S VIRGINS casts a spell on readers from the outset, playing on our expectations and touching a chord of desire that could lead to disaster on nearly every page. With an intelligence and skill that recall the work of A. S. Byatt and Margaret Atwood, Jane Rogers has given us novel of ideas that is not so much to be read as to be devoured."

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The pages turn faster as scandals crop up, but the verisimilitude remains remarkable. The Los Angeles Times A fascinating fictional exploration into the nature of yearning. The Chicago Tribune

"""The pages turn faster as scandals crop up, but the verisimilitude remains remarkable."" The Los Angeles Times ""A fascinating fictional exploration into the nature of yearning."" The Chicago Tribune --"

A fascinating fictional exploration into the nature of yearning. A fascinating fictional exploration into the nature of yearning. The pages turn faster as scandals crop up, but the verisimilitude remains remarkable. & quot; A fascinating fictional exploration into the nature of yearning.& quot; & quot; The pages turn faster as scandals crop up, but the verisimilitude remains remarkable.& quot; & quot; An engaging, serious, and gleefully ironic novel that leaps headlong into the most ambitious and risky territories: faith, love, and existential meaning.& quot; The pages turn faster as scandals crop up, but the verisimilitude remains remarkable. The Los Angeles Times A fascinating fictional exploration into the nature of yearning. The Chicago Tribune The pages turn faster as scandals crop up, but the verisimilitude remains remarkable. The Los Angeles Times A fascinating fictional exploration into the nature of yearning. The Chicago Tribune An engaging, serious, and gleefully ironic novel that leaps headlong into the most ambitious and risky territories: faith, love, and existential meaning. An engaging, serious, and gleefully ironic novel that leaps headlong into the most ambitious and risky territories: faith, love, and existential meaning.

& quot; An engaging, serious, and gleefully ironic novel that leaps headlong into the most ambitious and risky territories: faith, love, and existential meaning.& quot;

The pages turn faster as scandals crop up, but the verisimilitude remains remarkable. The Los Angeles Times A fascinating fictional exploration into the nature of yearning. The Chicago Tribune

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Jane Rogers has written six novels, including the award-winning Mr. Wroe's Virgins, which was a New York Times Notable Book and was dramatized as a BBC television serial, which aired on the Sundance Channel last winter. Rogers routinely writes for television and radio and teaches at Sheffield Hallam University. She lives in Lancashire, England. You can visit her website at: www.janerogers.org.

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