Book description
Robert: Left on the steps of a church as a baby, Robert was often
hungry but never stole food like the other orphans in town. Introverted
and extraordinarily intelligent, he knew all the Latin prayers and hymns
by heart by the time he was five years old.
Georgette: Her own mother died in childbirth, leaving Georgette with a
father who, seventeen at the time, had neither experience nor aptitude
as a nurturing parent, and a brother known in town as Le Fuer - The
Spitfire -
for his terrible temper.
Perhaps to replace something missing from their own lives, both Robert
and Georgette are drawn to the news of a crusader, twelve or thirteen,
no older than themselves, travelling down through France with thousands
of followers - all, unbelievably, children too.
Of those thousands, this is the incredible story of two. A story of
hardship, loss and love. Linda Press Wulf has worked as an editor,
journalist and English teacher. She was born in South Africa and now
lives in California with her husband Stanley and her two sons. Her
incredible debut The
Night of the Burning
was the recipient of a Sydney Taylor Manuscript Award.
