{"product_id":"9781529048148","title":"The Evening and the Morning : The Prequel to The Pillars of the Earth, A Kingsbridge Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor(s): Follett, Ken, Lee, John, \u003cbr\u003e Binding: CD-Audio \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 15\/09\/2020,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 1560 minutes\u003cbr\u003e Series: Kingsbridge\u003cbr\u003eImprint: Macmillan,\u003cbr\u003e Published By: PAN MACMILLAN ,\u003cbr\u003e Book Classification: Historical fiction, Audiobooks\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781529048148\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDescription\u003cspan\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the bestselling author Ken Follett, The Evening and the Morning is a historical epic that will end where The Pillars of the Earth begins. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA TIME OF CONFLICT\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is 997 CE, the end of the Dark Ages, and England faces attacks from the Welsh in the west and the Vikings in the east. Life is hard, and those with power wield it harshly, bending justice according to their will - often in conflict with the king.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith his grip on the country fragile and with no clear rule of law, chaos and bloodshed reign. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTHREE LIVES INTERTWINED\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInto this uncertain world three people come to the fore: a young boatbuilder, who dreams of a better future when a devastating Viking raid shatters the life that he and the woman he loves hoped for; a Norman noblewoman, who follows her beloved husband across the sea to a new land only to find her life there shockingly different; and a capable monk at Shiring Abbey, who dreams of transforming his humble abbey into a centre of learning admired throughout Europe. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTHE DAWN OF A NEW AGE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNow, with England at the dawn of the Middle Ages, these three people will each come into dangerous conflict with a ruthless bishop, who will do anything to increase his wealth and power, in an epic tale of ambition and rivalry, death and birth, and love and hate.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThirty years ago we were introduced to Kingsbridge in The Pillars of the Earth, and now in this masterful prequel international bestseller Ken Follett will take us on a journey into a rich past, which will end where his masterpiece begins.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e CD narrated by John Lee\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winstones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36600875843737,"sku":"9781529048148","price":62.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/products\/9781529048148.jpg?v=1602172129","url":"https:\/\/winstonebooks.pro\/products\/9781529048148","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}