Lions and Souls

Siren And Saint Hedonist And Penitent Mary Of Egypt Was A Woman Of Extremes. A Runaway At The Age Of Twelve She Ventured To Alexandria To Begin A Life Of Reckless Promiscuity. But A Pilgrimage To Jerusalem Brought About An Inward Change That Drew The Adult Mary Into Wilderness And Solitude. . From The Monasteries Of Fifth-Century Palestine To Medieval Europe The Fame Of This Desert Mother Gradually Spreadby Both The Written And The Spoken Word And Through Visual Art. . Lions And Souls Is A Work Of Fiction Based On Ancient Accounts Of Marys Life. Retold For Twenty-First-Century Readers An Enigmatic Figure From A Remote Past Is Revealed To Be Surprisingly Familiar And Relevant.