Right from the pen of master storyteller here comes The Sands of Time . Another one of blockbuster after Tell me your Dreams, Rage of Angels, Best Laid Plans and so on..
Sidney has proven again that imagination if let run wild can bring out a classic.
Sands of Time is based in time when Basques fought for their autonomy from Spain. The war was fought on the streets with bombs, bank robberies to finance the bombs, assassinations and riots.It is the story of Jamie Miro who is considered as the leader of revolution.against Miro is Colonel Ramon Acoca who is appointed as the head of GOE by the Prime minister of Spain and OPUS MUNDO(an organization of bankers, lawyers, heads of powerful corporations and govt. ministers of Spain) to curb down the rebels.Both Miro and Acoca understand each other well and take immense pleasure in making the other’s plans futile.
Interwoven are the stories of 4 nuns who flee from a convent in Avila when Acoca and men attack it in search of Miro.Each of them have a story behind, a past which has a reason of other for bringing them to the convent.
Lucia Carmine daughter of Angelo Carmine, the powerful mafioso of Sicily.After avenging the traitors of her family she finds solace from the police behind the walls of the convent.
Teresa De Fosse from Eze, France.She is a believer haunted by faith, always wished only to be as good in looks as in her voice.Leaving her family and love behind she’s all silent now.
Megan, bright blue eyed and blonde hair who looked more American than Spainiard, is an orphan who seeks refuge in the Convent when she turns 15, which is the age limit for her orphanage.
Graciela, despised by her mother who is her only relative on earth, is unable to get through her reckless youthful sin, feel scarred for the rest of her life.
All 4 of them leave innocence but not hope behind, they are out in the world, an alien place , where each of them will meet her unexpected destiny.
What happens in the end ? Does Miro get what he is seeking or does Acoca get him first ? What is the destiny of each of the nuns? Well not being a suspense spoiler , i’ll leave it upto u to read the book and find out the same.