EAN: 9780525508458

THE EVENING AND THE MORNING KINGSBRIDGE-ROMAN...

#1 New York Times Bestseller An Amazon Best Book of 2020 A thrilling and addictive new novel-a
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 the only home he's ever
known 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 as she begins to realize that everyone around her is engaged in a constant 
brutal battle for power  it becomes clear 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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