Return to Kingsbridge, in an era before The Pillars of the Earth… We are in 997 AD, at the end of the Early Middle Ages. England is under attack from the Welsh in the west and the Vikings in the east. Life is harsh, and those in power wield it violently, interpreting justice as it suits them – often against the will of the king. With royal authority vulnerable and no clear laws, chaos and bloodshed reign.
In this turbulent time, three people will see their lives unexpectedly intersect. A young carpenter loses everything when the Vikings destroy the town he lived in, forcing him to start his life anew in a small village where he feels like an outsider… A Norman noblewoman marries for love and follows her husband to a new homeland with unfamiliar customs, where she discovers a relentless battle for power raging around her and realizes that one wrong move could lead to her destruction… A monk dreams of transforming his modest abbey into a renowned center of learning throughout Europe.
At the dawn of the Middle Ages, these three individuals will dangerously clash with a ruthless bishop, who will stop at nothing to increase his wealth and power. Thirty years ago, Ken Follett wrote his most popular novel, The Pillars of the Earth. Now, the captivating And it came to pass that evening and it came to pass that morning draws the reader into an epic journey to the past, filled with ambition and rivalry, death and birth, love and hatred, that concludes where The Pillars of the Earth begins.
