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Este sentimiento, prohibido por las costumbres y por la religión, será el que le proporcionará los momentos más dulces y amargos de su juventud.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e_________________\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ENGLISH DESCRIPTION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA pack edition that brings together the first two novels of the \"La catedral del mar\" series, the greatest literary phenomenon of historical novels in Spain.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe Cathedral of the Sea\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA cathedral built by the people and for the people in medieval Barcelona is the setting for a thrilling story of intrigue, violence, and passion.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 14th Century. The city of Barcelona is at its peak of prosperity; it has expanded towards the Ribera, the humble fishermen''s neighborhood, whose inhabitants decide to build, with the money of some and the effort of others, the largest Marian temple ever known: Santa María de la Mar. This construction runs parallel to the tumultuous story of Arnau, a serf who flees the abuses of his feudal lord and takes refuge in Barcelona, where he becomes a citizen and, with it, a free man. The young Arnau works as a groom, stevedore, soldier, and money changer. An exhausting life, always under the protection of the Cathedral of the Sea, takes him from the misery of a fugitive to nobility and wealth. 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But his youthful dreams of becoming a shipbuilder will come crashing down against a harsh and ruthless reality when the Puig family, the staunch enemies of his mentor, take advantage of their position with the new king to execute a long-cherished revenge. From that moment on, Hugo''s life oscillates between his loyalty to Bernat, Arnau''s friend and only son, and the need to survive in a city unjust to the poor. Forced to leave the Ribera neighborhood, he seeks work with Mahir, a Jew who teaches him the secrets of the wine world. With him, among vineyards, barrels, and stills, the boy discovers a passion for the land while meeting Dolça, the Jew''s beautiful niece, who will become his first love. 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