Margaret Delashmit

Set against the lush backdrop of Crosswicks, her family's farmhouse in rural Connecticut, this deeply personal memoir details Madeleine L'Engle's journey to find balance between her career as a Newbery Medal-winning author and her responsibilities as a wife, mother, teacher, and Christian.

France, 1685. Amid the turmoil of persecutions under Louis XIV, a wealthy Huguenot merchant wonders whether to uproot his family and migrate before the storm of conflict breaks. His wife, who has never left the province let alone the kingdom, calmly insists that the winds of folly will blow over—but will they? Could the tragic events of the Saint Bartholomew's Day massacres be repeated? This prequel to The Huguenot Chronicles introduces Jeanne and Jacob Delpech before the devastating events that will change their lives and send shock waves around the world.