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THE EVENING AND THE MORNING - KEN FOLLETT GEBUNDEN

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author  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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