القديسة كاترين السيناوية

The way it balances her heavenly visions with her gritty political work as a peacemaker really surprised me. The chapters on her stigmata are detailed but never sensational, which I appreciated.

Finally, a biography that doesn't ignore how deeply she was involved in real-world politics alongside her mystical experiences. The descriptions of her visions and stigmas are vivid without being sensationalized.

The chapters on her peacemaking between rival factions were the part I didn't expect to hit me so hard. I came for the revelations and stigmas, but it's the worldly side of her, the mediator in the middle of actual conflict, that kept me turning pages.