ABOUT THE AUTHORBritish-born Lesley Hazleton is a psychologist and
veteran Middle East journalist whose work has appeared
in the New York Times, Esquire, Vanity Fair, Harper’s, The
Nation, New Republic, New York Review of Books, and
other publications. The author of several acclaimed
books on Middle East politics, religion, and history,
including Jerusalem, Jerusalem and Mary: A Flesh-and-
Blood Biography of the Virgin Mother, she now lives in
Seattle, Washington. For more information, visit this
book’s Web site, www.AfterTheProphet.com.