The story of Dirk Willems rescuing his pursuer who fell through the ice is one of the best-known stories in the Martyrs Mirror. However, almost nothing is known about Willems’ life prior to his arrest and being burned at the stake. A Flame Forever Bright weaves fictional narrative with the basic facts of Dirk Willems’ life to tell his story through the eyes of his younger sister Lucia. Set in Holland in the 1500s.
