“Her book, A Revelation of Love, was written in two versions. The earlier version is often simply called The Short Text because it lacks a title . . . . The second version of Julian’s book is dramatically longer and theologically richer and more daring (xv). . . . In addition to Julian’s own texts we have a slim historical record that confirms at least the outline of Julian’s life (xvi). . . . In any given medieval document, women’s activities and lives are concealed. If we are going to tell their stories, we must make choices based on sometimes paltry evidence. Two things are crucial: that we proceed with humility and that we do not imagine the people of the Middle Ages to be less human than we are” (Amy Frykholm, Julian of Norwich: A Contemplative Biography, xvii-xviii).