The Pillars of the Earth: A Novel (Kingsbridge)

ISBN: 045122213X

Author: Ken Follett

Condition: New

#1 New York Times BestsellerOprah's Book Club SelectionThe extraordinary . . . monumental masterpiece (Booklist) that changed the course of Ken Folletts already phenomenal career-and begins where its prequel, The Evening and the Morning, ended.Follett risks all and comes out a clear winner, extolled Publishers Weekly on the release of The Pillars of the Earth. A departure for the bestselling thriller writer, the historical epic stunned readers and critics alike with its ambitious scope and gripping humanity. Today, it stands as a testament to Folletts unassailable command of the written word and to his universal appeal.The Pillars of the Earth tells the story of Philip, prior of Kingsbridge, a devout and resourceful monk driven to build the greatest Gothic cathedral the world has known . . . of Tom, the mason who becomes his architect-a man divided in his soul . . . of the beautiful, elusive Lady Aliena, haunted by a secret shame . . . and of a struggle between good and evil that will turn church against state and brother against brother.A spellbinding epic tale of ambition, anarchy, and absolute power set against the sprawling medieval canvas of twelfth-century England, this is Ken Folletts historical masterpiece.