FROM SARAH:

This book tells the story of Lily and her life-changing decision to leave behind almost certain fame to serve the poor is deeply moving. Her vision, creativity and devotion changed countless lives, reminding us that sometimes the greatest adventure is found when we choose a purpose far bigger than ourselves.

FROM THE PUBLISHER:

“I will make you the greatest living artist in all of England! But you must work very hard at your art, and you must decide between your art and your work with the poor.” This was the choice that John Ruskin, the celebrated Victorian art critic, presented to the young Lilias Trotter. With a storyteller’s eye and ear, Sally Oxley traces the steps that led up to this turning point in Lilias Trotter’s life and the amazing adventure that followed as she turned her back on worldly fame and set out in faith for the mission work in North Africa.