I was quite surprised since the other finalists in this category–Deborah C. Bowen’s Stories of the Middle Space: Reading the Ethics of Postmodern Realisms and James R. Payton’s Getting the Reformation Wrong–are both books I’ve noted and are well-deserving of recognition, thus I was very much expecting them to spread the wealth, so to speak. So I’m particularly grateful for the honour [sic] and continue to be encouraged by the community of Christian writers in my home and native land–though I don’t expect to be overtaking Janette Oke anytime soon!