Eva Heymann was a German Jewish refugee who came to England in the late 1930s, became a Christian, a Roman Catholic nun, and eventually a psychotherapist. She is well-known for her pioneering work with people with HIV/AIDS, her work as a spiritual director and in leading retreat groups.

Eva Heymann has accompanied many on their journeys of faith, sometimes on the threshold of life and death. In The Deeper Centre she opens up for the reader, at whatever stage they might be in their life, new opportunities and possibilities for growth and change.