Abbess Hilda of Whitby
The Revd Hazel M Aucken writes, “I’ve been following Sue’s blogs of early Christian female pioneers with interest, not least because I trained for ordination at St Hild’s College, based in Sheffield, Mirfield, York and online. It’s an amazing seat of inspirational learning, founded as recently as 2017, with a name `chosen to capture our rootedness in…
Aemilia Metella Interviews the Widow of Nain
The Woman Seen by Jesus The small child ran into her grandmother’s arms and hid her head in her dress. “Don’t be shy, Miriam,” her grandmother said. “Aemilia has travelled a long way to speak to me and meet your abba.” “Abba! Abba!” the young girl shouted, looking around for her father. “My son dotes…
Surrounded by a Cloud of Witnesses
Looking back at my old blogs, I was delighted to see that I have been posting monthly blogs since January 2021. That is a total of five years’ worth of blogs, comprising 66 in all. The more eagle-eyed of you might notice that this is more than one per month; that is because I have,…
Hildegard of Bingen and the Incarnation
This is my third post about Hildegard of Bingen, a twelfth-century nun from what is now Germany. She was an abbess, visionary, poet, physician, prophet, preacher, theologian, political advocate, and a composer. In my first post, I outlined Hildegard’s life and work, and in my second, The Green Finger of God, I examined her writing…
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About Me
Writing a novel is a strange thing to do, and for someone usually so gregarious, it is a lonely occupation. To lock yourself away for months on end, tapping away at a keyboard, with only the radio for company. So why do I do it?
The story of Martha of Bethany is so compelling that I want to share it with others. My Leaving Bethany series is based on Biblical accounts, interwoven with church tradition and a good dollop of my imagination. The story of Martha started as a short story, then a novella, before becoming a full-length novel. And finally a trilogy. I am currently working on the third and final novel in the series.
I am currently working on a sequel which will catch up with Martha five years after the end of Leaving Bethany.
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