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Author Sue Sutherland’s final book in trilogy explores hidden story of Bible character Martha




An author with launch her new book – the final installment in a trilogy based on a lesser-known character from the Bible – in Eye next week.

Sue Sutherland, who has a background in teaching, is hoping her historical fiction novel, Advance From Antioch, will be well received when it goes on sale.

The book, the third in her Leaving Bethany Trilogy, follows Martha of Bethany, who is based on a character of the same name from the Bible.

The 64-year-old said: “I started writing the first book, Leaving Bethany, about 10 years ago.

“Everyone says there is a book in all of us. I was at a bit of a crossroads in my career in teaching and running my own training business, and it kind of happened by accident.

“I was reading about Martha, who appears three times in the Bible, and she was such an awe-inspiring character.”

It took five years for the novelist to pen her first book, two years to write the second, which is called Return to Caesarea, and 18 months for the third and final instalment.

“I just wanted to get Martha’s story out there and, after doing research on the female disciples of Jesus, I felt it was a hidden story in plain sight,” said Mrs Sutherland.

The books follow the main character’s rollercoaster ride of resilience, sacrifice and unexpected hope, against a background of first-century Roman politics, religious fanaticism and sacrificial love.

Mrs Sutherland is launching her third book online on Monday and will be at The Hexagon in Eye for her in-person launch of Advance From Antioch on Thursday, at 7.30pm.

To find out more, go online to www.leavingbethany.com.



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