'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title. His second novel, La mano de Fátima ( The Hand of Fatima ), which is set during the Moorish era, received the American-Italian Roma Prize for best foreign literature. The cathedral of the sea is his homage to a people capable of building, in the then unusual span of fifty-four years, what is undoubtedly one of the most lovely churches in the world. In despair, he embarks on a plan to unite the two warring faiths - and the two halves of his identity.A breath-taking epic of good and evil, of love and hate, of dreams dashed and hopes regained, Ildefonso Falcones' story of the Arab-Christian conflict brims with historical detail and unforgettable characters and reflects the author's celebrated passion for rich historical detail and his flair for story-telling. lldefonso Falcones de Sierra, married and the father of four children, is a lawyer who lives and works in Barcelona. Then news reaches Hernando that Fatima has been murdered. But his stepfather accuses Hernando of Christian sympathies and condemns him to slavery. When Hernando meets Fatima, a beautiful girl with black eyes, she becomes the love of his life. Despised by the townsfolk and by his own stepfather for his 'tainted' heritage, he is banished to live in the stables and becomes an expert muleteer. Caught in the conflict is young Hernando, the son of an Arab woman who was raped by a Christian priest.

After years of Christian oppression, the Moors take arms against their masters and daub the white houses of Sierra Nevada with the blood of their victims. After years of Christian oppression, the Moors take arms and daub the white houses of Sierra Nevada with the blood of their victims. Snared between two cultures and two loves, one man is forced to choose.1564, the Kingdom of Granada. The Hand of Fatima Ildefonso Falcones, Nick Caistor (Translator) The Hand of Fatima Ebook Shop Now Summary Snared between two cultures and two loves, one man is forced to choose.

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