Set for a Sept. 10 release from Simon & Schuster Audio, "The Testament of Mary" imagines a new account of Christ, one in which his mother questions her son's death, his divinity and the followers who called him the son of God. The novel was released in 2012.
Tony Award nominee and four-time Olivier Award-winning actress Shaw starred as Mary, the mother of Jesus, in the short-lived Broadway production of the one-woman drama played 16 regular performances and 27 previews. It was directed by Deborah Warner.
Tóibín's works include "The Blackwater Lightship," "The Master," "The South, Homage to Barcelona," "The Heather Blazing," "The Story of the Night" and "Brooklyn."
