Blayney Colmore, ordained an Episcopal priest in the tumultuous 60s, considered social and political radicalism as essential as faith and biblical exegesis. Over thirty years in four parishes-Ohio, Washington, D.C., Dedham, Massachusetts, La Jolla, California, hardly hotbeds of revolution, his anger at injustices grew to encompass compassion for the ambiguities that cause decent people to behave indecently. In 1996, he stepped aside from preaching to write. This is his fourth book. He and his wife Lacey, a noted interior designer, divide their time between Vermont and California.