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Praise for Ildefonso Falcones' "Cathedral of the Sea"
"Believable and enthralling...So beautifully structured that the last sixty pages detonate like a string of firecrackers." -- Diana Gabaldon, "The Washington Post"
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"Fantastic...The passion and heartache, as well as the grit and grime, of medieval Spain come alive."--"USA Today"
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"""An exciting, very readable adventure novel, enriched by realistic descriptions."--"The Independent "(UK)
"[An] absorbing epic...Dizzying...Falcones's rich portrait of medieval society is fascinating."
--"Publishers Weekly"
"With "Cathedral of the Sea," Ildefonso Falcones...has become Spain's new Dan Brown."
--"El Mundo"
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"Powerfully evokes the time and place."--"Publishers Weekly"
"Robust...Exciting...[This] multifaceted look at Gypsy life and morality is vivid and memorable."--"Booklist"
"Falcones' vivid portrait of gypsy culture--a proud, amoral and unabashedly sensual challenge to puritanical Spanish Catholicism--maintains interest as the plot twists on and on....Colorful...[With] a slam-bang finale."--"Kirkus "

Praise for Ildefonso Falcones' "Cathedral of the Sea"
"Believable and enthralling...So beautifully structured that the last sixty pages detonate like a string of firecrackers." -- Diana Gabaldon, "The Washington Post"
" "
"Fantastic...The passion and heartache, as well as the grit and grime, of medieval Spain come alive."--"USA Today"
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"""An exciting, very readable adventure novel, enriched by realistic descriptions."--"The Independent "(UK)
"[An] absorbing epic...Dizzying...Falcones's rich portrait of medieval society is fascinating."
--"Publishers Weekly"
"With "Cathedral of the Sea," Ildefonso Falcones...has become Spain's new Dan Brown."
--"El Mundo"
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"Powerfully evokes the time and place." "Publishers Weekly"
Robust Exciting [This] multifaceted look at Gypsy life and morality is vivid and memorable. "Booklist"
Falcones vivid portrait of gypsy culture a proud, amoral and unabashedly sensual challenge to puritanical Spanish Catholicism maintains interest as the plot twists on and on .Colorful [With] a slam-bang finale. "Kirkus"

Praise for Ildefonso Falcones "Cathedral of the Sea"
Believable and enthralling...So beautifully structured that the last sixty pages detonate like a string of firecrackers. Diana Gabaldon, "The Washington Post"
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Fantastic The passion and heartache, as well as the grit and grime, of medieval Spain come alive. "USA Today"
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" "An exciting, very readable adventure novel, enriched by realistic descriptions. "The Independent"(UK)
[An] absorbing epic...Dizzying Falcones s rich portrait of medieval society is fascinating.
"Publishers Weekly"
With"Cathedral of the Sea," Ildefonso Falcones has become Spain s new Dan Brown.
"El Mundo"
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