Located in the humble fishermen's neighborhood, whose inhabitants decide to build, with the money of some and the efforts of others, the largest Marian temple ever known.
Santa María de la Mar.

The debut novel by Spanish writer Ildefonso Falcones, an instant worldwide bestseller.

The cruelty of medieval mores and the lawlessness of the nobility, hunger and blood, deceit and betrayal- all this against the backdrop of the construction of one of the most beautiful temples in the world - Barcelona's Cathedral of St. Mary by the Sea, the giver of strength and light.