The Evening and the Morning: The Prequel to The Pillars of the Earth, A Kingsbridge Novel - Paperback

From bestselling author Ken Follett, The Evening and the Morning is a sweeping 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. Meanwhile, a capable monk at Shiring Abbey dreams of transforming his humble home into a centre of learning admired throughout Europe.

THE DAWN OF A NEW AGE

With England at the dawn of the Middle Ages, these three lives become entangled in dangerous conflict with a ruthless bishop who will do anything to increase his wealth and power.

Thirty years after readers were first introduced to Kingsbridge in The Pillars of the Earth, Ken Follett takes us on a journey into its rich past in this masterful prequel—an epic tale of ambition, rivalry, love, and hate that leads to where his masterpiece begins.