The Pillars of the Earth
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4.4 • 114 Ratings
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- £14.99
Publisher Description
A spellbinding epic tale of ambition, anarchy and absolute power set against the sprawling medieval canvas of twelfth-century England, The Pillars of the Earth is Ken Follett's classic historical masterpiece.
A MASON WITH A DREAM
1135 and civil war, famine and religious strife abound. With his family on the verge of starvation, mason Tom Builder dreams of the day that he can use his talents to create and build a cathedral like no other.
A MONK WITH A BURNING MISSION
Philip, prior of Kingsbridge, is resourceful, but with money scarce he knows that for his town to survive it must find a way to thrive, and so he makes the decision to build within it the greatest Gothic cathedral the world has ever known.
A WORLD OF HIGH IDEALS AND SAVAGE CRUELTY
As Tom and Philip meet so begins an epic tale of ambition, anarchy and absolute power. In a world beset by strife and enemies that would thwart their plans, they will stop at nothing to achieve their ambitions in a struggle between good and evil that will turn church against state, and brother against brother . . .
The Pillars of the Earth is the first in The Kingsbridge Novels series, followed by World Without End and A Column of Fire.
More than 175 million copies sold worldwide. Published in over eighty territories and thirty-seven languages. The international No. 1 bestselling phenomenon returns.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Before unveiling this monumental classic of historical fiction in 1989, Ken Follett was best known for penning modern thrillers. The novel follows an expansive tapestry of characters in 12th-century England as they attempt to build a grand cathedral. Inspired by the development of architecture through the Middle Ages, The Pillars of the Earth is rich with artful foreshadowing and a dense thicket of mini-dramas. But Follett’s epic undertaking is most memorable for its delicate eye-level details, which glow with tender workmanship.
