The people at the shrine in Fatima approached me some years ago about writing a new work to mark the centenary of the apparitions in 2017. It was an exciting commission and proved a journey of discovery for me.
To be honest, I didn’t know much about Fatima, other than the basic elements of the story – the three children, the apparitions, the disbelief among the first who heard their tale, etc. Lourdes was deeper in my psyche, I suppose, simply because I have known many people who have been there.
