The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge)

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UPC:
9780451488336
Binding:
Hardcover
Publication Date:
5/3/2016
Release Date:
5/3/2016
Author:
Ken Follett
Language:
english
Edition:
Reissue
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#1 New York Times Bestseller

Oprah's Book Club Selection

The extraordinary . . . monumental masterpiece (Booklist) that changed the course of Ken Folletts already phenomenal career. Look out for Ken's newest book, A Column of Fire, available now.


Follett risks all and comes out a clear winner, extolledPublishers Weeklyon the release ofThe 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 Earthtells 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 architecta 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.