In this short, spellbinding non-fiction book, international bestselling author Ken Follett describes the emotion that gripped him when he learned about the fire that threatened to destory one of the greatest cathedrals in the world - the Notre Dame de Paris. Follett then tells the story of the cathedral, from its construction to the role it has played across time and history, and he reveals the influence that Notre-Dame had upon cathedrals around the world and on the writing of one of Follett's most famous and beloved novels, The Pillars of the Earth.