G1106 Book Review of The way of glory by Patricia J. Boomsma
Name of Book: The Way of Glory Author: Patricia J. Boomsma ISBN: 978-1-7326820-0-9 Publisher: Edeleboom Type of book: Second Crusade, 1147-1153, English village life, Medieval Times, Queen Maude and Stephen, religion, muslims, christians, travel, Spain, Jerusalem, wars, siege, fighting, healing, learning from each other, morality Year it was published: 2018 Summary: Cate, a teenaged girl from twelfth century England, joins her brothers and aunt on a crusade to save Jerusalem that stops in Hispania to battle the Moors. Life on a battlefield strains the family's closeness as they confront the terror and contradictions of holy war. Cate's dreams of sainthood change to those of a husband and children when she falls in love with a soldier, but she finds no peace even after the family settles on land taken from the Moors. Cate's friendship with a conquered Moor soon leads to impossible choices as she faces the cost of betrayal and the loss of all she's kno...