The Story of Thomas More by John Farrow

"In a world that devours legal dramas like Suits and Law and Order, as well as cinematic biopics starring heroes misunderstood or unjustly convicted, there is perhaps no saint more culturally relevant than Thomas More. Though published in 1954, John Farrow's exciting and multi-layered retelling of this "man for all season's" tale reads with full modern dramatic appeal as if Hans Zimmer was conducting his accompanying orchestra over each ear. This is the type of book that I have almost cancelled plans to read (if that does not tell you everything you need to know!). Farrow is intentional in grounding his reader in the moment by letting them in on all the complex political and religious machinations of the day, and he paints More amidst this backdrop with full, developed strokes so as to gain your reverence for him in each of his roles: lawyer, father, and Catholic. May each of us, in reading this incredible work, feel inspired to follow in his footsteps by concluding our lives as not just our nation's good servants but, "God's first."