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Some authors, taking up themes from the pseudohistorical book Holy Blood, Holy Grail, suggest that Sarah was the daughter of Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene. These ideas were popularized by Dan Brown's novel The Da Vinci Code and is also the main plot in Eron Manusov's novel Ahavah's Dream. The story of Sarah as daughter of Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene also plays a part in The Maeve Chronicles by Elizabeth Cunningham, and figures prominently in the last two novels of this series, Bright Dark Madonna and Red-Robed Priestess. These speculations have been rejected by the local inhabitants.
- In The Rozabal Line, author Ashwin Sanghi puts forward that Sara-la-Kali refers to the three Hindu goddesses - Saraswati, Lakshmi, and Kali - the goddesses of Knowledge, Wealth and Power - symbolizing the trinity of female power.
- In Paulo Coelho's novel The Witch of Portobello, St. Sarah is mentioned several times.
- In Gypsilands 2000 Album Viva La Musica, track thirteen is titled "Santa Sarah". This track pays homage to the Patron saint of the Romani People St. Sara-Kali.
- Setting of the book Light of the Moon by Luanne Rice.
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