{"product_id":"cathedral-of-the-sea-isbn-9780451225993","title":"Cathedral of the Sea","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn unforgettable fresco of a golden age in fourteenth-century Barcelona, \u003ci\u003eCathedral of the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e is a thrilling historical novel of friendship and revenge, plague and hope, love and war.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e 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. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e 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? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMORE THAN TWO MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for the #1 international bestseller \u003ci\u003eCathedral of the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “The passion and heartache, as well as the grit and grime, of medieval Spain come alive...This epic novel...twists and turns through war, women and the Spanish Inquisition...[A] saga filled with colorful characters...[A] fantastic fourteenth-century fresco.”—\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “[It’s] soap opera on a grand scale, made believable and enthralling by the inclusion of the commonplace brutalities and small compassions of life in medieval Barcelona. Watching Arnau’s rise from literal rags to riches is frequently like watching a series of train wrecks; you’re horrified but can’t look away...[The] plot...is so beautifully structured that the last sixty pages detonate like a string of firecrackers...[The] prose is powerful...Falcones has an eye for the singular, telling detail, and…his characters are...believable...[A] riveting story.”—\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “[An] absorbing epic...Falcones’s rich portrait of medieval society is fascinating.”—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “[A] sprawling medieval family saga.”—\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “With \u003ci\u003eCathedral of the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e, Ildefonso Falcones dethrones Eduardo Mendoza and \u003cbr\u003e Arturo Pérez-Reverte...and has become Spain’s new Dan Brown.”—\u003ci\u003eEl Mundo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003eIldefonso Falcones\u003c\/b\u003e is a Spanish lawyer and the internationally bestselling and award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eCathedral of the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Hand of Fatima\u003c\/i\u003e. With over seven million copies sold, his work has been translated into more than 40 languages worldwide. He lives in Barcelona with his wife and four children.","brand":"Berkley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300664135909,"sku":"NP9780451225993","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780451225993.jpg?v=1767723491","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/cathedral-of-the-sea-isbn-9780451225993","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}