With the Holy Land in turmoil, seven-year-old Jesus and his familyleave Egypt for the dangerous road home to Jerusalem. As they travel, theboy ponders the mysteries surrounding his birth. Anne Rice's dazzling,kaleidoscopic novel—based on the gospels and the most respected NewTestament scholarship—summons up the voice, the presence, and thewords of Jesus, allowing him to tell his own story as he struggles to graspthe holy purpose of his life.