G284 Book Review of Pilgrim Footprints on the Sands of Time by Sylvia Nilsen
Name of Book: Pilgrim Footprints on the Sands of Time Author: Sylvia Nilsen ISBN: 978-2-917183-34-2 Publisher: LightEye Type of book: England, pilgrimage, 1170, 1176-1180s, soul mates, love, making up for sins, France, Spain, crossing the mountains, Saints, doctor, herbs, medicine, advancements Year it was published: 2012 Summary: A few months after Richard FitzUrse and his fellow knights murder Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral, Lord Robert and Lady FitzUrse are instructed by King Henry to make a penitential pilgrimage to the tomb of Saint James the Greater in Spain in order to earn redemption for his disgraced family. William Beaumont has made a promise to his dead mother and younger sister to go on a pilgrimage to save their souls. William is secretly in love with Alicia Bearham, niece of Lord Robert. He is overjoyed when he is asked to accompany the family and their servants on their three-month pilgrimage. They face many adversities, dangers, and an attem...