The Road to DamiettaHoughton Mifflin Harcourt, 2004 M10 25 - 318 pages The Newbury Award-winning author delivers “what may be his finest novel” in this young adult narrative of Saint Francis of Assisi and the Fifth Crusade (Publishers Weekly). Rich in the atmosphere of thirteenth-century Italy, The Road to Damietta offers a fascinating new perspective on the man who became Saint Francis of Assisi: the guileless, joyous man who praised the oneness of nature and sought to bring the world into harmony. Thirteen-year-old Ricca di Montanaro, who secretly loves the young Francis, watches in awe as he disavows his rich father and declares himself a servant of Christ. Following him on his journey, Ricca recounts Francis’s attempt to bring peace amidst the bloodshed of the Fifth Crusade. “Lord, make me an instrument of Thy peace,” he said. “Where there is hatred, let me sow love, where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is darkness, light; where there is sadness, joy.” And so he set off on the road to Damietta… |
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... voice, "This is a festive game, sir, in which you play the villain. Yet we play without anger, in fun, with respect for each other, because we are friends." The bull pawed the stones, but in a moment, to my surprise, it began to walk ...
... voice, "This is a festive game, sir, in which you play the villain. Yet we play without anger, in fun, with respect for each other, because we are friends." The bull pawed the stones, but in a moment, to my surprise, it began to walk ...
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... voice," Raul said, "whispered to me just now, saying, 'There is no such thing as an omen for lovers to be found in the sky. Nor a voice whispering in the night.' From below us in San Rufino Square came a clash of cymbals and the braying ...
... voice," Raul said, "whispered to me just now, saying, 'There is no such thing as an omen for lovers to be found in the sky. Nor a voice whispering in the night.' From below us in San Rufino Square came a clash of cymbals and the braying ...
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... voice spoke. An unseen hand reached out in the dark and quietly took mine. At dawn I sent a servant into the courtyard to sample the day. She came back to report an overcast sky and a north wind, so I dressed to suit the weather in what ...
... voice spoke. An unseen hand reached out in the dark and quietly took mine. At dawn I sent a servant into the courtyard to sample the day. She came back to report an overcast sky and a north wind, so I dressed to suit the weather in what ...
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... voice that I had never heard before. It made me think he was speaking the truth, that he did see the falcon's eyes beneath the hood. "Simonetta,"I said, "is young. She hasn't been trained. If I free her, she will never come back. She'll ...
... voice that I had never heard before. It made me think he was speaking the truth, that he did see the falcon's eyes beneath the hood. "Simonetta,"I said, "is young. She hasn't been trained. If I free her, she will never come back. She'll ...
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