England, 1413. Barely surviving her 14th childbirth, Margery Kempe makes a vow of celibacy, and seeks out the famous anchoress Dame Julian of Norwich. Pouring out her heart, Margery confesses that she has been haunted by religious visions, inspiring Julian to confide that she has written a secret, radical book about her own revelation. Nearing the end of her life and fearing Church authorities, Julian entrusts her book to Margery, and in this fact-based novel, this wife and mother sets off the adventure of a lifetime to secretly spread Julian's words.