In The Hummingbird and the Sea, I write briefly about a woman called Anne Hutchinson. When she and her family come under attack from the wicked Reverend Dent, Leah Hallett mentions her parents had once been supporters of Hutchinson. It struck me that readers might want to know a more about this highly controversial woman.

Campbell based his study on classical myths, the heroes of which are male - the Golden Fleece, Prometheus, King Arthur and Dante’s Inferno to name but a few. Campbell’s theory excludes women entirely. They are left out in the cold, high and dry.