Tanya Marlow was formerly a lecturer in Biblical Theology, and in Christian ministry for a decade. Now housebound with severe ME, she maintains a writing ministry from her bed. Defying the usual stereotype of a vicar's wife (she is terrible at flower-arranging and quiche-baking), she lives in a vicarage in South-West England with her husband, son, and a collection of dying pot plants, and can be found at http: //tanyamarlow.com.