My Book! My Article!

My Book and my article!!

This is the cover - but for some reason the colours aren't coming through properly - the halo is not supposed to be blue, among other things. It's going to the printer this Friday, and will be out sometime soon after that from Conciliar Press - although I don't have a definite date, and the advertising isn't up yet. Here's the back cover blurb, which really does a nice job of summing up the story:

The Road to Sainthood takes a lifetime to travel....Late in the fourth century, Christians are labeled enemies of the Roman Empire-- hounded, arrested, tortured and executed. Once-wealthy Christians Macrina and her husband Basil flee with their small son to the mountainous forests south of the Black Sea. Macrina embarks on a seven-year journey of unexpected tests and trials that will take her through a harsh and hungry wilderness pilgrimage, only to plunge her into poverty and danger on the streets of Neocaesarea. So begins Macrina's adventure in faith, as she undertakes the process of becoming one of the most influential women in sacred history, the mother and grandmother of saints. Children and adults will be fascinated by the story of St. Macrina the Elder, who had a profound influence on her grandchildren, St. Basil the Great, St. Gregory of Nyssa and St. Macrina the Younger, making her truly a confessor of the Orthodox Christian faith.

Many thanks to Mat. Donna Farley for coming up with the basic blurb - I'm not good at that, and she's showing a real talent for it. And to my friend, Mavis, who is a whiz at marketing and had loads of ideas for me!

And yes, I am Really excited about this.

And I just found out from Doug Cramer, editor of AGAIN magazine, that the issue in which my article on St. Macrina appears is now out and for sale - also at the Conciliar site. Hee hee.