Christine Wilkes was a book editor. She received a very badly written manuscript by a young girl with ALS, Erica Windemere, entitled Through the Darkness. Despite how badly written it was, something about it resonated with her, especially as she had recently had a biopsy which wasn't cervical cancer at all. In the frame of mind of her recent brush with death, or the possible lost of her ability to have children, Christine Wilkes rewrote the manuscript beautifully and book went on to strong sales.