Ildefonso Falcones

Ildefonso Falcones’ first novel, Cathedral of the Sea became a publishing legend with over a million copies sold in Spain alone. It has since been published in over forty countries, becoming a European bestseller. In his latest blockbuster, The Hand of Fatima, Falcones is marking the four hundredth anniversary of the expulsion of the Moors from 17th Century Spain. Falcones is a practising lawyer in Barcelona where he lives with his wife and four sons.

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The Hand of Fatima Ildefonso Falcones After years of Christian oppression, the Moors take arms and daub the white houses of Sierra Nevada with the blood of their victims. Amidst the conflict is young Hernando, the son of an Arab woman and the Christian priest who... Format: Paperback - Released: 29/09/2011 Lovereading Price: £6.74 - Saving £2.25 (25%)

Cathedral of the Sea Ildefonso Falcones An epic of the 14th century which follows the entire life of a Barcelona boy and the cathedral he comes to love and helps to build. Powerful, moving, engrossing, it charts his rises and falls as well as those of... Format: Paperback - Released: 26/03/2009 Lovereading Price: £6.74 - Saving £2.25 (25%)