The fruit of the womb

Ryoki Inoue has no shortage of imagination. With over a thousand published books, this Brazilian has already entered the Guinness World Records and been the subject of articles in several newspapers, including The Wall Street Journal. In THE FRUIT OF THE WOMB, he proves that his ability to create plots filled with emotion and mystery is truly infinite. This time, Inoue turns to the Holy Shroud and blends science, religion, and history to create a story of persecution, murder, and undisclosed secrets. An ambitious priest has a daring plan to save the Catholic Church: clone Jesus Christ from intracellular nuclei extracted from the Holy Shroud. But how can he obtain a piece of the Holy Cloth to continue the experiment? And will the baby truly be the new incarnation of Jesus? And how will the fruit of this womb act? Will it possess the omniscience and wisdom of the Son of God, as the Bible tells us? Will he follow the same fate as Jesus Christ, or will he use his power differently? Questions mount in the minds of everyone involved in the plan: Fathers Maronese, Corday, and Ramirez, scientist Marianna, and priest-scientist Magaldi. Influencing the decisions of the Jesus clone could mean immense power. But not everyone is interested in Christ's return. A secret brotherhood is more concerned with controlling the Church's plans, possessing the Holy Shroud, and eliminating anyone who tries to stand in their way. Ryoki Inoue weaves the novel with a surgeon's skill, leaping back and forth in time, from the 15th century to the early 21st, from the Vatican to Rio de Janeiro, from Switzerland to Guarapari, from Leonardo da Vinci's Milan to the São Paulo of evangelical churches. Who said cloning Christ would be easy?