Great Lion of God: A Novel about Saint Paul
- 654 pages
- 23 hours of reading
Originally published: Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1970.
Taylor Caldwell Book order
September 7, 1900 – August 30, 1985
This author is renowned for her prolific body of work, often delving into historical fiction and themes of fate and human nature. Her style is characterized by its immersive and detailed approach, drawing readers into the periods and settings she depicts. Caldwell explores the complex relationships between individuals and their internal struggles, frequently set against the backdrop of significant historical events. Her writing, which garnered a substantial readership, is noted for its depth of characterization and narrative power.
- 2017
- 2017
A Pillar of Iron: A Novel of Ancient Rome
- 790 pages
- 28 hours of reading
From his birth in 106 BC in the hill town of Arpinum, Cicero, the educated son of a wealthy member of the equestrian order, is destined for greatness. At a young age, he discovers the legend of the Unknown God, the coming Messiah, and it propels the rising lawyer on a journey of spiritual conflict and self-discovery. From his tumultuous family life to his tenuous alliance with Julius Caesar to a fateful love affair with the Roman empress Livia and, finally, to the political role that will make him a target of powerful enemies, A Pillar of Iron is the story of Cicero's legacy as one the greatest influences on Western civilization.
- 2008
Dear and Glorious Physician
- 564 pages
- 20 hours of reading
Today St. Luke is known as the author of the third Gospel of the New Testament, but two thousand years ago he was Lucanus, a Greek, a man who loved, knew the emptiness of bereavement, and later traveled through the hills and wastes of Judea asking, "What manner of man was my Lord?" And it is of this Lucanus that Taylor Caldwell tells here in one of the most stirring stories ever lived or written.
- 2007
- 1998
- 1991
