Cathedral of the sea

About “Cathedral of the sea”

Cathedral of the Sea is a historical novel set in fourteenth-century Barcelona that follows the fortunes of the Estanyol family, focusing on Arnau, a son who leaves peasant life and becomes a stone-worker involved in the construction of the cathedral of Santa Maria del mar. The story explores Arnau's life as he navigates personal relationships, including a forbidden love with a Jewish woman named Mar, and confronts the dangers of the inquisition, which ultimately brings him into conflict with his adopted brother, who has become a priest.