The Evening and the Morning: The Prequel to The Pillars of the Earth, A Kingsbridge Novel (The Kingsbridge Novels) - Hardcover

Follett, Ken

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 144727878X ISBN 13: 9781447278788

Verlag: Macmillan, 2020

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From master storyteller Ken Follett, The Evening and the Morning is a historical epic that ends where The Pillars of the Earth begins.

A Time of Conflict
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.

Lives Intertwined
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.

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, rivalry, love and hate.

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.

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Ken Follett was born in Cardiff, Wales. Barred from watching films and television by his parents, he developed an early interest in reading thanks to a local library. After studying philosophy at University College London, he became involved in centre-left politics, entering into journalism soon after. His first thriller, the wartime spy drama Eye of the Needle, became an international bestseller and has sold over 10 million copies. He then astonished everyone with his first historical novel, The Pillars of the Earth, the story of the building of a medieval cathedral, which went on to become one of the most beloved books of the twentieth century. One of the most popular authors in the world, his many books including the Kingsbridge series and the Century trilogy - a body of work which together chronicles over a thousand years of history - and his latest novel Never - which envisages how World War III could happen - have sold more than 188 million copies. A father and husband, Ken lives with his wife in England and enjoys travelling the world when he can.

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Praise for the Kingsbridge novels

‘A historical saga of such breadth and density . . . Follett succeeds brilliantly in combining hugeness and detail to create a novel imbued with the rawness, violence and blind faith of the era’ Sunday Express

‘Where Follett excels is in telling a yarn . . . you won’t be able to put it down’ Independent

‘Follett’s storytelling skills make their adventures riveting’ The Times

‘The characters, both fictional and real, are fascinating, and the Tudor period setting holds its own special allure. This is a novel that fans of historical fiction will savour and cherish’ National

‘This is a huge book in every way, sweeping and yet detailed, a powerful story packed with superbly drawn characters’ Choice Magazine

‘Enormous and brilliant . . . this mammoth tale seems to touch all human emotion – love and hate, loyalty and treachery, hope and despair . . . This is truly a novel to get lost in’ Cosmopolitan

‘A highly enjoyable tale . . . this book evokes its period brilliantly’ Sunday Times

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Macmillan
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2020
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 144727878X
• ISBN 13: 9781447278788
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 832
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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