The Red Virgin: A Novel Inspired by the Life of Simone Weil

Probing the World War II death of a legendary French philosopher, a jaded Hollywood writer discovers she might still be alive, in hiding, and pursued by powerful men who want her dead. In twin narratives that shift from war-torn Europe to the hedonistic 1970s and intersect in the African wilderness, The Red Virgin is the epic story of one woman’s heroism and the universal human quest for meaning.