HAND OF FATIMA

From the bestselling author of 'Cathedral of the Sea'. Moors and Christians have been enemies for centuries, but can one man bring their conflict to an end? Snared between two cultures and two loves, one man is forced to choose. 1564 in the Kingdom of Granada and 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 raped her. He is despised and regularly beaten by his own stepfather for his 'tainted' heritage. Fuelled with the love of the beautiful Fatima, Hernando hatches a plan to unite the two warring faiths, and the two halves of his identity. The award-winning author is a practicing lawyer in Barcelona and this is his most recent European blockbuster, selling millions. A big chunky paperback at a great price, rich in historical detail. A thumping 972pp.