PublishedPan Macmillan, September 2020 |
ISBN9781447278788 |
FormatHardcover, 832 pages |
Dimensions24.3cm × 16.2cm × 5.7cm |
From the bestselling author Ken Follett, The Evening and the Morning is a historical epic that will end where The Pillars of the Earth begins.
A Time of Conflict
It is 997 CE, the end of the Dark Ages, and England faces attacks from the Welsh in the west and the Vikings in the east. Life is hard, and those with power wield it harshly, bending justice according to their will - often in conflict with the king. With his grip on the country fragile and with no clear rule of law, chaos and bloodshed reign.
Three Lives Intertwined
Into this uncertain world three people come to the fore: a young boatbuilder, who dreams of a better future when a devastating Viking raid shatters the life that he and the woman he loves hoped for; a Norman noblewoman, who follows her beloved husband across the sea to a new land only to find her life there shockingly different; and a capable monk at Shiring Abbey, who dreams of transforming his humble abbey into a centre of learning admired throughout Europe.
The Dawn of a New Age
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 and rivalry, death and birth, and love and hate.
Thirty years ago we were introduced to Kingsbridge in The Pillars of the Earth, and now in this masterful prequel international bestseller Ken Follett will take us on a journey into a rich past, which will end where his masterpiece begins.
Marina has worked in books for most of her working life. She enjoys reading historical fiction, fantasy, biographies and history.
UNPUTDOWNABLE – MUST READ
If you have read Pillars Of The Earth you have to read the prequel “Evening & The Morning”.
A Boat builder.
Follow Edgar as he learns about farming, building bridges, repairing churches and falling in love when he never thought it possible again.
A corrupt bishop.
Bishop Winstan will do whatever needed, even murder, to promote himself and his family to a higher position in the church and society.
A Godly monk.
Aldred is a monk that wants honesty to prevail. His ambition is to have the largest scriptorium and library centre in Shiring.
Set after the medieval age and just before the middle age Evening & The Morning takes you from Viking Battles in England to the war against the Welsh who are trying to steal food.
An exciting adventure of how Drengs Ferry became Kings Bridge.
Murder, corruption, love, divorce and more. This book has it all.
A page turner to the very last page.
Ken Follett at his best.
