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THE EVENING AND THE MORNING - KEN FOLLETT KARTO...

#1 New York Times BestsellerAn Amazon Best Book of 2020 The thrilling and addictive prequel to
The Pillars of the Earth--set in England at the dawn of a new era: the Middle Ages Just as
transporting as [The Pillars of the Earth] . . . A most welcome addition to the Kingsbridge
series. --The Washington Post It is 997 CE  the end of the Dark Ages. England is facing attacks
from the Welsh in the west and the Vikings in the east. Those in power bend justice according
to their will  regardless of ordinary people and often in conflict with the king. Without a
clear rule of law  chaos reigns. In these turbulent times  three characters find their lives
intertwined. A young boatbuilder's life is turned upside down when his home is raided by
Vikings  forcing him and his family to move and start their lives anew in a small hamlet where
he does not fit in. . . . A Norman noblewoman marries for love  following her husband across
the sea to a new land  but the customs of her husband's homeland are shockingly different  and
it soon becomes clear to her that a single misstep could be catastrophic. . . . A monk dreams
of transforming his humble abbey into a center of learning that will be admired throughout
Europe. And each in turn comes into dangerous conflict with a clever and ruthless bishop who
will do anything to increase his wealth and power. Thirty years ago  Ken Follett published his
most popular novel  The Pillars of the Earth. Now  Follett's masterful new prequel The Evening
and the Morning takes us on an epic journey into a historical past rich with ambition and
rivalry  death and birth  love and hate  that will end where The Pillars of the Earth begins.

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