254: Cindy Maynard- Author of Esperanza's Way
This week's guest is Cindy Maynard (Esperanza's Way, Historium Press, June 2023). The inspiration for Maynard's book came from her 500-mile trek of the Camino de Santiago in Spain at the age of 67 and her curiosity about what it would have been like for a woman making the same journey in the 13th century. Combining her love of history with her avid interest in the natural world, she fashioned a story that included the "physicians of the day" who dealt primarily in herbal medicine. She brings out a book every two years, spending one year in deep research, the other in the writing itself and…
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