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La mano de Fátima by Ildefonso Falcones (Lite)

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After the international best seller “The Cathedral of the Sea”, Ildefonso Falcones presents the unforgettable story of a young man torn between two religions and two loves. In 1568, rebellion broke out in the Alpujarra valleys. The Moriscos, Muslims forced to convert to Christianity, were fed up with the injustices and humiliations and they rose up against the Christians, beginning a badly-matched battle that could only end with their defeat and dispersion across the Kingdom of Castile. Among the rebels was a young man named Hernando. The son of a Morisca woman and the priest that raped her, he is rejected by his own kind because of his origins, and by the Christians as well, because of his family’s culture and customs. During the insurrection he faces cruelty and brutality from both sides, but he also finds love in the big black eyes of Fátima. Following the defeat, he is forced to live in Cordoba where he focuses all his energy toward restoring his vanquished culture and religion to their former dignity and the role they deserve in society. In order to do so he must face grave risks and take on intrepid and highly dangerous ventures… Features - Attractive interface provides a natural reading experience - Learn about the author and his work - Buy the print version of the book directly from the App - Share your thoughts with friends via Facebook, Twitter or email - Adjust font size with a pinch, text reflows automatically - Search a word or phrase within the book - Add bookmarks and notes - Choose between night and day visualization modes About Ildefonso Falcones Married and the father of four sons, Ildefonso Falcones is a lawyer that practices in Barcelona. “The Cathedral of the Sea”, his first novel, has become an unprecedented international bestseller, acclaimed by readers and critics alike and published in forty countries. It also received several awards, including the 2006 Qué Leer Prize, the José Manuel Lara Foundation Award for the best-selling novel of 2006 and the prestigious Italian Giovanni Boccaccio Prize in 2007 for best foreign author. With more than four million copies sold around the world, he has established himself as the top-selling author of historical fiction in Spain. Now, with the best-selling “La mano de Fatima”, he once again enchants readers with a thrilling and rigorously documented story. About Random House Mondadori Random House Mondadori, a leader in Spanish-language publishing and distribution, is the result of a joint venture between Random House (the publishing division of Bertelsmann AG) and Mondadori, Italy’s leading publisher of books and magazines. The group unites thirteen prestigious imprints with a long history behind them such as Lumen, Debate, Mondadori, Plaza & Janés, Grijalbo, and the pocket book imprint DeBolsillo. Visit the complete catalogue at www.megustaleer.com.