02491cam a2200325 4500 527753852 TxAuBib 20211107120000.0 ||||||s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781609456245 1609456246 B085G63G2P Amazon 3bc1fa17-2724-4cb6-a9ed-2cdaa607f33b OverDrive (Reserve ID) 5346008 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Hopkins, Ben. Cathedral [Libby eBook]. Europa Editions, 2021. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 2230kB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. HTML:<p><strong>A thoroughly immersive read and a remarkable feat of imagination, Cathedral tells a sweeping story about obsession, mysticism, art, and earthly desire in gripping prose. It deftly combines historical fiction and a tale of adventure and intrigue.</strong></p> <p>At the center of this story is the Cathedral. Its design and construction in the 12th and 13th centuries in the Rhineland town of Hagenburg unites a vast array of unforgettable characters whose fortunes are inseparable from the shifting political factions and economic interests vying for supremacy. From the bishop to his treasurer to local merchants and lowly stonecutters, everyone, even the town's Jewish denizens, is implicated and affected by the slow rise of Hagenburg's Cathedral, which in no way enforces morality or charity. Around this narrative center, Ben Hopkins has constructed his own monumental edifice, a novel that is rich with the vicissitudes of mercantilism, politics, religion, and human enterprise.</p> <p>Fans of Umberto Eco, Hilary Mantel, and Ken Follett will delight at the atmosphere, the beautiful prose, and the vivid characters of Ben Hopkins's Cathedral.</p>. Historical Fiction. Literature. Fiction. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2021-11-04 17:40:22. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=3bc1fa17-2724-4cb6-a9ed-2cdaa607f33b&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=3bc1fa17-2724-4cb6-a9ed-2cdaa607f33b&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=3bc1fa17-2724-4cb6-a9ed-2cdaa607f33b&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)