This novel was published in 2016. During my MFA studies in 2008 I stumbled across the account of a 16th century Englishwoman. It became my thesis novel. Writing about Anne Askew was painful but I’m glad that I did. She was a woman of deep conviction who valued scripture more than her own life. She became caught in the middle of political factions who used people’s religious ideals for their own power and gain. Her story changed how I view history and also my own time. Human nature does not change.