Summary
Ken Follett: Evening and Morning
From bestselling author Ken Follett, Evening and Morning is a historical epic that ends where The Pillars of the Earth begins. Time of Conflict The year is 997 AD, the end of the Dark Ages. The king's rule over the land is fragile and chaos reigns. A young shipbuilder dreams of a better future after a devastating Viking raid destroys the life he had hoped for. Intertwined Lives A Norm noblewoman follows her husband to a new land only to discover that her life is shockingly different; and an able monk at Shiring Abbey has a vision of turning his humble home into a center of learning admired throughout Europe. Dawn of a New Age Now, with England at the dawn of the Middle Ages, these three men will come into dangerous conflict with a ruthless bishop, who will do anything to increase his wealth and power, in an epic tale of ambition, rivalry, love and hate. Thirty years ago we met Kingsbridge in the novel Pillars of the Earth, and now in this masterful international bestseller, prequel, Ken Follett will take us on a journey into the rich past, which will end where his masterpiece begins.
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