Children of Light

Excerpt from Children of Light by Caron Guillo

For three commoners--Elisabeth, Simon, and Hugo--a peasant crusade offers an escape from the hopelessness of their circumstances. In an age of superstition and unquestioning religious fervor, they join thousands who carelessly follow a charismatic young leader on an ill-conceived journey to the Holy Lands in search of fame, wealth, and redemption. But their dreams are destroyed when Elisabeth and Simon are sold as slaves in Africa and Hugo finds himself adrift at sea.

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