I’ve just recently finished reading the book and I must admit, was in tears when I finally got to the part of Mrs Hays and Miss Bessire’s release. I can see why you were drawn to the story in the first place and compelled to champion on behalf of the women. At the risk of sounding overly sentimental, I just wanted to say, on a human level, thank you for becoming so involved in this story and for offering hope and comfort to these women as they endured something no one should ever have to.