Penelope wilcock biography

My guest today is Penelope Wilcock, author of the wonderful The Hawk and the Dove series.

Welcome, Pen.

Penelope, I’m so delighted to have you as my guest on International Christian Fiction Writers today.  I have been a fan of The Hawk and the Dove Series since they first came out in 1991.

That was fun for me because we were both with Crossway then. Tell us about that initial trilogy and what inspired you to write about Father Peregrine, Prior William and the brothers of St. Alcuin.

Pen Wilcock has been a writer of Christian fiction, Bible study and devotional material, for thirty years, and served as a pastor, school chaplain and hospice.

Pen Wilcock is a former Methodist minister and school and hospice chaplain.

Penelope is the creative mind behind The Hawk and the Dove series and many other books, as well as the blog, Kindred of the Quiet Way.

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She has many years of experience as a Methodist minister and has worked as a hospice and school chaplain.

Why did you choose to write about medieval monks?

The Hawk and the Dove novels are about ordinary human lives. They explore the adversity and sorrow innate in our earth journey, and encourage the reader to imagine how simple kindness and willingness to understand can be all that is necessary to bring light into darkness.

A person doesn’t have to be clever, rich, or talented to make a difference, just prepared to lend themselves to the work of compassion and gentleness. If