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Violence
Barely any
Crucifixion briefly depicted
Language
None
No profanity
Sexual Content
None
No sexual content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Some
Themes of grief, motherhood, and women silenced by history
What this book is about
Tóibín's 2012 novella imagines the Virgin Mary in old age, haunted by her son's death and resistant to the story being written about her. For older teens and adults.
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