Description
| Product ID: | 9781529048148 |
| Product Form: | CD-Audio |
| Country of Manufacture: | DE |
| Title: | The Evening and the Morning |
| Authors: | Author: Ken Follett |
| Subjects: | Thriller / suspense fiction, Thriller / suspense, Historical adventure fiction, Historical romance, Historical fiction, Historical adventure, Historical romance, Historical fiction, Wiltshire, c 500 CE to c 1000 CE |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Revealing the secrets behind Kingsbridge, Ken Follett's The Evening and the Morning is a prequel to the international sensation The Pillars of the Earth. Beginning in 997 CE, this epic, page-turning masterpiece follows one man's grand ambition – to make his abbey a centre of learning – and the sprawling consequences for the church and its people. <p><b>From master storyteller Ken Follett, <i>The Evening and the Morning</i> is a historical epic that ends where The Pillars of the Earth begins.<br><br>A Time of Conflict</b><br>It is 997 CE, the end of the Dark Ages. The king’s grip on the country is fragile and chaos reigns. A young boat builder dreams of a better future after a devastating Viking raid shatters the life he hoped for.<br><br><b>Lives Intertwined</b><br>A Norman noblewoman follows her husband to a new land only to find her life there shockingly different; and a capable monk at Shiring Abbey has a vision of transforming his humble home into a centre of learning admired throughout Europe.<br><br><b>The Dawn of a New Age</b><br>Now, with England at the dawn of the Middle Ages, these three people will each 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.<br><br><b>Thirty years ago we were introduced to Kingsbridge in The Pillars of the Earth, and now in this prequel international bestseller Ken Follett will take us on a journey into a rich past, which will end where his masterpiece begins. </b></p> |
| Imprint Name: | Macmillan |
| Publisher Name: | Pan Macmillan |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2020-09-15 |