Title: The book of the alchemist
Description: Eleventh-century Andaluz. While Europe slumbers in the dark ages, Southern Spain is a beacon of enlightenment that draws artists, scientists and philosophers of all faiths. In this haven of tolerance, three boys meet by chance under a fig tree on a hot summer's day. An alchemist, a mason and a prince, they establish a secret brotherhood that will construct a great monument to astonish the world.
Subjects: Grandparent and child, Religions, Kidnapping victims, Mosques, Interfaith relations, Relations, Fiction, Religion, Grandfathers, History, Fiction, historical, general, Grandparents, fiction, Missing persons, fiction, Fiction, religious, Spain, history, civil war, 1936-1939, fiction
Places: Andalusia, Spain
Time periods: Civil War, 1936-1939