Our Sisters … it’s time to celebrate

I’m jubilant; I just submitted my completed manuscript for Our Sisters, about persecuted women in and from Pakistan, to my publisher. Woohoo!

It took a little under two years to complete, is 71,543 words long, and spans 138 Word document pages. It includes interviews with activists, campaigners, journalists, pastors, and girls and women directly affected by oppression. I can’t wait to introduce them to you. Yes, they face enormous difficulties, but their resilience and fortitude are inspiring. I hope my writing has done justice to their experiences.

The book will eventually be published around this time next year to mark the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church or International Day of the Girl Child; my publisher will decide based on their other commitments. Please sign up here to be notified when the book is available for pre-order.

Despite the long wait, there is much to do in the meantime. My publisher will edit my writing for accuracy and grammar, and there may be additional elements I need to explain or produce. With my last book, my publisher asked for a map; this is what I came up with, maybe you recognise it from Come With me to Kathmandu.

Then, the text will be typeset and edited again for layout, such as checking chapters and page numbering. I’ll work with a graphic designer to create a cover, and there will be promotional materials to write and record. I loved the process last time, except for producing videos of myself, which was weird! 

Please join me in celebrating and praying that this next book will bring the plight of Christian women in Pakistan to the fore.

Thank you for supporting me!

Anna

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