Cathedral of the sea

Summary: After his father flees the brutal feudal system, abandoning their land, Arnau Estanyol arrives in Barcelona to find a city of light and darkness, dominated by the construction of the city's great pride -- the cathedral of Santa Maria de la Mar -- and by its shame, the deadly Inquisition. As a young man, Arnau joins the powerful guild of stoneworkers, called bastaixos, and helps to build the church with his own hands, while his best friend and adopted brother Joan studies to become a priest. With time, Arnau prospers, makes friends among the Jewish population of Barcelona, and falls secretly in love with a forbidden woman. When he is betrayed and hauled before the Inquisitor, he finds himself face-to-face with his own brother. Will he lose his life just as his beloved Cathedral of the Sea is finally completed, or will his brother save him?