It is January 1191, and the charred ruins of Beverley's Minster Church symbolize the moral decay of the corrupt priests who have plunged the town into anarchy. As the struggle for power flares, salvation lies in the hands of Simeon, the goodly priest who dreams of restoring the Minster.
Domini Highsmith (1942 - 2003) was a Yorkshire-born Jewish writer who lived alone in the shadow of Beverley Minster in Yorkshire. She began her career writing and broadcasting her comic dialect poetry and stories on local radio in Leeds and Bradford. She has also performed on stage and on national television and radio. She wrote six thrillers under the names of Domini Wiles and also used the pseudonym Amy Van Hassen. Her books include two semi-autobiographical novels about an abused child.