Seven years ago, I began telling the story of a woman born almost a thousand years before me — a woman who commanded armies, faced down an emperor, and was very nearly forgotten. Today I get to write the sentence I have imagined writing more times than I can count:
If She is anything is published.
It is a real book now. It has a cover, a spine, a first page and a last one. You can hold it in your hands, or carry it with you on a screen. After seven years of living with Matilda and Benedetta, that still doesn’t feel quite possible — and yet here it is:
If you read it, you will meet Matilda of Tuscany the way Benedetta knew her — not the legend on horseback, but the woman underneath it. And if the book moves you, an honest review on Amazon is the kindest thing you can do for a debut author. You can read the full description on the Books page.
Thank you for being here at the very beginning.
Behind the legend was a woman.
Behind the woman was a lifetime of sacrifice.