Sanjida O'Connell

The Priest and the Lily Sanjida O'Connell

In 1865, Joseph, a young Jesuit priest and plant-hunter, sets out on a dangerous journey through Outer Mongolia, a land virtually unknown to the Western world. Charles Darwin's radical theory of evolution has just been published, and Joseph is driven by his passion for science and his love of God. As he crosses the Mongolia Steppes with a Buddhist monk and a local horseman, he hears rumours of a rare and beautiful white lily. He believes that if he finds this flower, his fame and fortune will be assured. But then Joseph meets Namuunaa, a shaman and the chief of her tribe. And it is Namuunaa who will teach him the true meaning of his desire... An epic journey, a story of East meeting West, and of a love that transcends culture, faith and ultimately tragedy.'You will journey far beyond the boundaries of your imagination. You will meet and seize your heart's desire. It will be the death of your soul.'