Notre Dame

"The image of Notre-Dame in flames left me stunned and deeply affected. I was on the verge of tears. Something of incalculable value was dying before our eyes. It was a disconcerting sensation, as if the earth had begun to tremble."
Ken Follett

In this brief but fascinating book, Ken Follett describes the emotions he felt when he learned of the tragedy that threatened to destroy Notre-Dame de Paris and recounts, from its construction, the determining historical moments of a building that through the centuries has exerted a universal fascination.

Follett thus pays homage to Notre-Dame and also reveals the influence it has had on cathedrals around the world and on the writing of his most famous novel, The Pillars of the Earth.

Critics have said:
"Follett knows about cathedrals—there's The Pillars of the Earth to prove it—and he masters the well-crafted and entertaining narrative, even when it comes to a popular essay (tribute) like this one."
ABC

"With this book, Follett pays a heartfelt tribute to Notre-Dame and also reveals the influence it has had on cathedrals around the world and on the writing of his most famous novel, The Pillars of the Earth."
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