Four nuns find themselves suddenly thrust into a hostile world they long ago abandoned for the safety of the convent. Unwittingly they become pawns in a battle between the charismatic Jaime Miro, leader of the outlawed Basque nationalists, and the ruthless Colonel Ramon Acoca of the Spanish Army.

Four women and the men they are forbidden to love

Megan – the orphan, who feels an overpowering attraction of Jaime Miro

Lucia – the fiery Sicilian beauty on the run for murder – and Rubia Arzano, the freedom fighter who risks his life to save her

Teresa – whose guilty conscience finally drives her to betray her friends

Graciela – who bears a terrible secret that almost destroys her – and the courageous

Ricardo Mellado who loves her.

The Sands of Time is an unforgettable adventure and a heart stopping romance, set against the timeless and dramatic landscape of Spain.

Sidney Sheldon, whose highly successful writing career spans over 50 years, has garnered international praise and recognition in four diverse fields. The winner of an Oscar, a Tony, and an Edgar Allan Poe Award from the Mystery Writers of America, Sheldon has over 250 television scripts, twenty five major motion pictures, six Broadway plays and fourteen novels (with sales figures well over 200 million) to his credit, ranking him as one of the world’s most prolific writers.
One of the top three bestselling authors alive today, Sheldon is also one of the few major authors to have all his novels filmed as major motion pictures or blockbuster mini-series for television. His novels are published in 56 languages, including Russian, Turkish, Japanese, Dutch, Portuguese, Korean, Hebrew, Greek and Indonesian, in 100 countries worldwide.
A master storyteller, Sheldon regards his becoming a writer as something of a miracle