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Cathedral of the Sea
Cathedral of the Sea: A Novel | Ildefonso Falcones
10 posts | 31 read | 2 reading | 12 to read
The riveting(The Washington Post) #1 international bestsellernow in paperback in the U.S. In the tradition of Ken Folletts The Pillars of the Earth, here is a thrilling historical novel of friendship and revenge, plague and hope, love and war, set in the golden age of 14th-century Barcelona. Arnau Estanyol arrives in Barcelona and joins the powerful guild of stone-workers building the magnificent cathedral of Santa Maria del Mar, while his adoptive brother Joan studies to become a priest. As Arnau prospers, he secretly falls in love with a forbidden woman. When he is betrayed and hauled before the Inquisitor, he finds himself face-to-face with his own brother. Will he lose his life just as his beloved cathedral is finally completed, or will his brother spare him?
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Cathedral of the Sea | Ildefonso Falcones de Sierra
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#Chunksters

Here are some of my chunksters waiting to be read!

tagged users iconTove_Reads, Andrew65
Tove_Reads Yes!!!! 1y
Andrew65 Child of the Phoenix and Kingdom of Shadows are two of my favourite all-time books, along with Lady of Hay (not pictured). I would be more than happy to read them again and still have my copies. Love Barbara Erskine. Think I have a copy of Green Darkness and Hiding From the light too.

I don‘t own them but like the look of the other two. 1y
EadieB @Andrew65 ok I‘ll read them together with you just let me know when. @Tove_Reads (edited) 1y
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Andrew65 @EadieB 👍 1y
Tove_Reads I just checked and I have access to Green Darkness and Hiding from the Light, so I vote for those. Sounds good? @andrew65 @EadieB (edited) 1y
EadieB @Tove_Reads ok sounds good. When and which one will we discuss? @Andrew65 1y
Andrew65 I‘m happy to go with the books @Tove-Reads can get hold of. 1y
EadieB @Andrew65 sounds good. Check out @Tove_Reads books to see what ones you can get a hold of. 1y
Andrew65 @EadieB Have done that I can get hold of any of them. 1y
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IsaRA150
IsaRA150
La catedral del mar | Ildefonso Falcones
Pickpick

It has everything you could ever hope in a book. I laughed, cried and felt in love with the characters.

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TorieStorieS
TorieStorieS
Cathedral of the Sea: A Novel | Ildefonso Falcones
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Mehso-so

This month‘s #ReadAroundTheWorldChallenge country is #Spain- so I dug this rather hefty novel out of my TBR stacks after it being unread for at least a decade! It‘s an epic piece of historical fiction with a lot of 14th century packed in from the economics of the feudal system to the plague and the Inquisition. Arnau‘s life includes a lot of different careers and relationships. I wish the characters were a bit more fully developed though!

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Crazeedi It sound good, but not as good as Follett?? 3y
TorieStorieS @Crazeedi Funny you mention that! The author is hailed as the “Spanish Ken Follett” in the blurbs! But, yes- I think it‘s in the same vein but not as strong with the characters! 3y
Crazeedi @TorieStorieS it kinda sounded like him! 3y
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bouktique
bouktique
Cathedral of the Sea: A Novel | Ildefonso Falcones
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Pickpick

622 pages. Cruel and impressive, realistic story in the medieval Catalonia.
#cathedralofthesea #falcones #medieval #feodalism #barcelona

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Sace
Sace
La catedral del mar | Ildefonso Falcones
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I hadn't planned on participating in the #tometopple readathon but three of my #currentreads fit the requirement so I guess I'm participating. 🤣

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Sace
Sace
La catedral del mar | Ildefonso Falcones
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If I can stay focused and read, I could actually use the tagged book for #ReadingEurope2020 #Spain

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Paus0312
Paus0312
La catedral del mar | Ildefonso Falcones
Pickpick

Excelente

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Tove_Reads
Tove_Reads
Cathedral of the Sea: A Novel | Ildefonso Falcones
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@Andrew65 Pretty sure this is right up our alley! Building a church, medieval Barcelona... 751 pages.

Andrew65 I saw this recent,y, not even sure whether it was on one of your posts and agree should fit the bill very nicely. 😊 How many Pages has this one got? 6y
Tove_Reads @Andrew65 Yes, my post. 751 🙃 (edited) 6y
Andrew65 @Tove_Reads Only 751 Pages, after Rutherfurd that seems nothing 😂 Good News is there is one copy in our library system that I can order in. 6y
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Tove_Reads @Andrew65 It‘s basically an epilogue🤪 A fast read, methinks. I will start reading it soon. Will go to Barcelona in four weeks, so that‘s why. A highly recommended book as well! Plus, I already miss reading about building churches 🤣 6y
Andrew65 @Tove_Reads Yes this was what was missing from A Column Of Fire, there was no building in it. Passed near Salisbury Cathedral last weekend (Kingsbridge Cathedral is based on Wells and Salisbury Cathedral) which is so massive and impressive, have to admire their skills to build such cathedrals! 6y
Tove_Reads @andrew65 Passed by Salisbury Cathedral on my way to Wales from Brighton a few years ago. I wonder how many slaves have died around the world building churches... 6y
Andrew65 @Tove_Reads Possibly hundreds of thousands! If not higher, especially if you include Pyramids and such like. 6y
Tove_Reads @Andrew65 You will definitely enjoy this one! I‘m 112 pages in, and it definitely has the feel of ”Pillars in Barcelona”, including building a church, and good peeps vs evil arses. 6y
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tikenida
tikenida
La catedral del mar | Ildefonso Falcones
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Reading on the road. #Ildefonsofalcones #bus

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Soscha
Soscha
Cathedral of the Sea: A Novel | Ildefonso Falcones
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The best part of the end of the year is planning next year's reading intentions.

Notafraidofwords This is awesome. 7y
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