Cathedral of the Sea - Ildefonso Falcones

In the tradition of Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth, Falcones pens a thrilling historical novel of friendship and revenge, plague and hope, love and war, set in the golden age of 14th-century Barcelona. nAn unforgettable fresco of a golden age in fourteenth-century Barcelona, Cathedral of the Sea is a thrilling historical novel of friendship and revenge, plague and hope, love and war. n Arnau Estanyol arrives in Barcelona to find a city dominated by the construction of the city's great pride--the cathedral of Santa Maria del Mar--and by its shame, the deadly Inquisition.

As a young man, Arnau joins the powerful guild of stoneworkers and helps to build the church with his own hands, while his best friend and adopted brother Joanet studies to become a priest. n n With time, Arnau prospers and falls secretly in love with a forbidden woman. But when he is betrayed and hauled before the Inquisitor, he finds himself face-to-face with Joanet.

Will he lose his life just as his beloved Cathedral of the Sea is finally completed, or will his brother save him? n nMORE THAN TWO MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE n