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The Books
Publisher Eio Books, August 2009, ISBN 0975925598 EAN-139780975925591
Flow Down Like Silver website.
Following her acclaimed novel The Secret Magdalene, Ki Longfellow now offers a stunning portrait of Hypatia of Alexandria, a woman who towered over her times.
The Secret Magdalene
Publisher: Crown/Random House, English
world rights, 2007.
Praise for The Secret Magdalene.
Ki Longfellow's books on Goodreads
Audio: Books on Tape.
Utajená Magdalena
Publisher: Knizi Klub Czech rights 2007
El Secreto de Maria Magdelena
Coming Soon!
“Author Ki Longfellow offers us an astonishingly real portrait of one
of Christianity’s most controversial figures.
“From forgiven sinner to leader of the first Christians, from prostitute
to 'Knower of the All,' the Church relegated Mary Magdalene to a
secondary place in history for two thousand years. Now, with the 1945
discovery of the scrolls of Nag Hammadi, we can know what really
happened. The 'most beloved disciple' reveals herself with all the
splendor of her true form, in a captivating, emotional novel full of
humanity. THE SECRET MAGDALENE is a definitive portrait of one of
Christianity’s most controversial figures.”—Journal.com
China Blues. Publishers: HarperCollins, Britain, 1989,
Doubleday, US, 1989.
Also translated into Spanish, Hebrew, Swedish,
Czech, & German.
Audio version by Soundings, 1990.
“Offbeat, unruly characters and vibrant atmosphere spill over the pages
of this promising first novel set in San Francisco during Prohibition.
Lizzie Stafford has every little thing a rich girl could want. But the
view from Nob Hill pales in comparison to the world her flat-broke
journalist pal Kit Downie mines for his stories. The joint is jumping
at the Blue Canary, a lavish brothel run by Rose St. Lorraine, a Mae
West-type madam with a tart tongue and a soft heart. There Lizzie can
forget her faithless, politically ambitious husband and dabble in
forbidden love with a cool-eyed Chinese gangster while Kit pines for
her, and Dido, an icy, black chanteuse, longs for Kit. Bootlegging, the
Tong Wars, smoky speakeasies, inept mobsters and the Teapot Dome scandal
zigzag through these pages like streaks of lightning. The Jazz Era
leaps to life...”—Publisher’s Weekly
“A real rollercoaster of a ride through San Francisco in the year 1923.
This was the year that President Warren Harding died in the City by the
Bay of mysterious causes. This was the year organized crime was
spreading like a virus across America. From Chinatown to Nob Hill to
the Tenderloin, San Francisco then—like now—had it all. And so does
CHINA BLUES. If you ever walked the streets of Chinatown and wondered
just what the hell was going on behind all those closed doors, this is
the book for you. It's also chock full of city history come alive and
adance with living breathing characters, not the least of which is the
city itself.”—Amazon review
German edition: Der Blaue Drache.
“An unusual love story, an exciting gangster story in one.”
“A high-carat harvest of pleasure!”—Bookcrossing.com
Chasing Women
Publisher: HarperCollins, Britain, 1993.
“Explores the myths about ‘a woman in a man's world’—The time is 1929;
the place Madison Square Garden; the event the Heavyweight Championship
of the World. In the audience two young journalist vie for the big
story. Both lovers and competitors, Jack and Teddy spat as seriously as
the men in the ring, Teddy is a lone woman in what is very much a man’s
world, but they don’t come tougher or more determined.
"A love which slugs its way into passion against all odds is at the
center of this vivid novel of twenties high life, low life, where
gangsters, rackets and sudden death proliferate.
"Amidst mafia machinations, mayhem, and murder, Jack and Teddy risk life,
limb and their love as they strive for the Front Page; the sports page
is no longer enough for Teddy.”
“If ever you were a fan of Thirties screwball comedy, then here’s your
chance to relive it again, this time on the written page. This is a
delightful, fast-paced homage to all those wise-cracking madcaps, but
with a twist. At the heart of CHASING WOMEN is a mystery, a whodunit, a
‘what’s happening?’ so clever that when the who of whodunit
appears, you’re left gaping. Tremendous fun, wickedly good writing, and
characters that steal your heart.”—Bristol Evening Post.
Stinkfoot, an English Comic Opera.
Publisher: Sea Urchin
Editions (1 Feb 2003) in English.
“A musical comedy, or, as Vivian Stanshall would have it, an English
Comic Opera in The Grand Tradition. Stanshall (1943-95) wrote it
together with his wife, Ki Longfellow-Stanshall, for their Old Profanity
Showboat in Bristol, where it was staged by the Crackpot Theatre Company
in December 1985. This book documents these shows. It contains the
script of the musical, the lyrics of the songs, photographs, artwork by
Vivian Stanshall, and an introduction by Ki Longfellow-Stanshall. The
comedy is set in a typically English end-of-the-pier theatre, where the
once great music hall artiste Soliquisto and his company have descended
for a week. Nine years earlier Soliquisto's greatest creation, a
singing and dancing cat called Stinkfoot, disappeared mysteriously from
the very same theatre. Soliquisto still mourns for the loss of this
talented cat and is shrouded in memories of better days.”
“Nothing like it before, and I don't imagine there ever will be anything
like it again. Not without Vivian Stanshall in the world. When
something is really unique, well, there you go. It's not a play, not
quite an opera, though there's a bit of both throughout. It certainly
is touched with a fond memory of music hall. It is a musical comedy,
that's for sure. But not your standard everyday British A. L. Weber
crap...ie: no melody, no lyrics to speak of, no surprises (except
spectacle). It's not Broadway, although there are a few show-stoppers
in it. What it is, is bright and strange and clever and moving and
memorable. It's something only Stanshall could have made...with the
addition of his equally clever and unusual wife. Come back, Vivian. And
forgive us.”—Amazon review
Secrets of Mary Magdalene Publisher: CDS
Books; 1st edition (August 2006)
“Continuing in the tradition of the New York Times bestselling
SECRETS OF THE CODE, the latest book from the "Secrets" team, SECRETS OF
MARY MAGDALENE, brings together world class experts from different
faiths, backgrounds, and perspectives, to discuss the most
thought-provoking new ideas and original thinking about Mary Magdalene.
”All of the contributors to SECRETS OF MARY MAGDALENE are well-known and
highly respected authors whose books have sold more than five million
copies in total. Never before has such a wide range of fascinating ideas
and new scholarship about Mary Magdalene been collected in one book that
is so timely, popular and accessible.”— Bookreporter.com review
“Only read one other book in this series since I'm not a Grail man, but
did read the fourth because I am very much a Jesus and Magdalene man.
Written by so many Magdalene enthusiasts, scholars, and artists,
therefore written from so many points of view, naturally this book is
going to please in places, and perhaps not in others. It all depends on
what the reader brings along with her/him. I brought along a certain
admiration for many of the contributors, especially King and Haskins and
Meyer, and a deep devotion to Pagels & Longfellow, so for these five I
would have bought the book in any case. But it was very interesting to
read the efforts of those I'd never heard of, or those whose inclusion
puzzled me. I learned all over again that there's a world of Mary
Magdalenes out there, each catering to the needs of various and sundry
seekers. But what is really happening is the development in our
exceedingly materialist times of a New Goddess of the West. This book
is extremely helpful in following that delicious process. I'm giving it
five stars for the truly good articles, but would like to have held back
half a star for one or two of the choices made in contributors.”—Amazon
review
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