Cindy Williams

Author Bio:

Cindy grew up in a culturally rich part of New Zealand, singing the songs and hearing the stories of Maori.
For over twenty years she spoke and wrote about healthy eating. Now she writes a more varied diet – of history, health, food and faraway places. Exercise is her stress relief. Prayer is her sanity. Coffee and croissants are her downfall.
She writes stories of flawed women who battle injustice, and sometimes find romance.
Her first novel, The Pounamu Prophecy, was short listed for the 2016 Caleb Prize.
She reviews for the Historical Novel Society, blogs for International Christian Fiction Writers and teaches scripture in schools.

The Silk Merchant of Sychar

The day after they bury her husband Leah Marcellus loses her baby. A widow and childless, what man will want her? Her father secures a second husband, a profitable business arrangement, sealed on Mount Gerizim, the holy mountain where every true follower of Yahweh worships. But Leah’s heart belongs…

The Pounamu Prophecy

Since she watched her village burn to the ground, Mere's life has been anything but dull. Now as an older woman she has come to stay with Helene and James to finish writing her life story - a tale of injustice, revenge and reconciliation. But Helene and James have their own problems. After five years…