The Vassula Enigma-in direct communication with God?

I've just been given this book, written by scientist and journalist Jacques Neirynck. about Vassula, a mystic who has published the revelations she has received from God-in True Life in God which started in 1990. She also speaks to large enthusiastic audiences throughout the world- and she has been condemned by the Vatican. Neirynck interviews her at length in his role as a Journalist, 'without positive or negative prejudice', to try to understand this phenomenon .However he does write from within and with understanding of the Catholic tradition.
'How is it' he asks 'that a woman without any theological training could write more than five thousand pages that conform to Scripture, to Tradition and to the works of the most learned theologians?' and why does the Vatican warn Roman Catholics against her activities?
In truth this book has not made me interested in the Vassula phenomenon, rather the reverse. Vassula is from the Orthodox tradition and her message is about unity- mainly between Orthodox and Roman Catholic traditions. Two key issues for unity are agreement about the date of Easter and sharing at the Lord's Table. Although she says all should obey the Pope she has participates in the Catholic Mass against his specific instructions.
Unity is desired by all those who love Jesus and are obedient to his command to love God and each other- but this is dependent on the Spirit of Jesus not the institutional church; not a uniting of structures -more a transformation of hearts.
The sub-title of this book refers to 'direct communication with God?' as though that is unusual If you believe that God only communicates with people through clergy the n that might explain why some are excited and others disapprove but my understanding and experience that God speaks to all though many are not listening and certainly prayer and exercising spiritual gifts are what Christian life involves.
The very focus on this one person rather than what God is doing raises doubts. There have been great movements of the Spirit across the world, in Africa, South America, China and the West but if names are attached it at all, it is the leaders involved. If this is a movement from God then it will be seen in the changed lives of her followers, rather than in whether she is one day made a Saint in the RC tradition (one of the speculations of Neirynck near the end of this book).
What is apparent is the hunger for the spiritual in a materialistic age.