Deborah Masel (formerly Miller) is a teacher and author with a special interest in the Jewish mystic tradition. She has written two novels, and edited the English translation of Eish Kodesh (Holy Fire), written by the Rebbe of Piacezna in the Warsaw Ghetto. Her most recent book is In the Cleft of the Rock: Writings on the Five Books of Moses, a collection of prose poems on the weekly parshah. Deborah has written and taught for various Jewish and interfaith organizations and is a regular contributor to the Melbourne Age. She currently conducts classes from her home.

"This is an extraordinary spiritual memoir of one woman s struggle with life and death. Debbie Masel writes of her life with cancer with a rare and passionate truthfulness, in which fear, pain, humour and a profound engagement with her Jewish faith all find their place. The rich humanity of her writing makes for compelling reading." -- Dr Avivah Zornberg, Renowned biblical scholar, writer, and lecturer

"I know it will mean a lot as much as a book can mean to a lot of people". -- Professor James Kugel, Professor Emeritus of Classical and, Modern Hebrew Literature, Harvard University Chair, Institute for the History of the Jewish Bible, Bar-Ilan University