Who was Francis of Assisi really – not just as a saint, but as a human?

“It is hard for others, and for myself, to understand why I have had the ear of Francis." So muses Morico, a donkey tender who becomes the stalwart confidant that Francis of Assisi needs as he denounces riches, preaches to birds, grapples with a growing order, and suffers the wounds of Christ’s torment. In this biographical novel, Morico gives us a profound view of Francis’s vulnerable human side – in turns, grieving, confused, enlightened, loving, radiant, torn, prickly, debilitated and finally at peace.