The Evening and the Morning

by Ken Follett

Book Overview

#1 New York Times Bestseller
An Amazon Best Book of 2020

The thrilling and addictive prequel to The Pillars of the Earth--set in England at the dawn of a new era: the Middle Ages

"Just as transporting as The Pillars of the Earth] . . . A most welcome addition to the Kingsbridge series." --The Washington Post

It is 997 CE, the end of the Dark Ages. England is facing attacks from the Welsh in the west and the Vikings in the east. Those in power bend justice according to their will, regardless of ordinary people and often in conflict with the king. Without a clear rule of law, chaos reigns.

In these turbulent times, three characters find their lives intertwined. A young boatbuilder's life is turned upside down when his home is raided by Vikings, forcing him and his family to move and start their lives anew in a small hamlet where he does not fit in. . . . A Norman noblewoman marries for love, following her husband across the sea to a new land, but the customs of her husband's homeland are shockingly different, and it soon becomes clear to her that a single misstep could be catastrophic. . . . A monk dreams of transforming his humble abbey into a center of learning that will be admired throughout Europe. And each in turn comes into dangerous conflict with a clever and ruthless bishop who will do anything to increase his wealth and power.

Thirty years ago, Ken Follett published his most popular novel, The Pillars of the Earth. Now, Follett's masterful new prequel The Evening and the Morning takes us on an epic journey into a historical past rich with ambition and rivalry, death and birth, love and hate, that will end where The Pillars of the Earth begins.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0525954988
• ISBN13: 9780525954989
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Viking
• Length: 928 Pages
• Weight: 2.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.9" x 6.5" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

The best of the excellent Pillars of the Earth books. This one could have been longer...so good I wa

The best of the excellent Pillars of the earth series. The 3 protagonists might be Follett's most fascinating characters yet. He is the master of medieval historical fiction. Ji

the evening and the morning

I had this book from my local library and LOVED it. For being the fourth book in series, it's actually the first book of the series, opening in the 980s. Highly recommend. Thank you, Phyllis

Another fav series by Follett.

Read this awhile back. Loved the Pillars series, and this is not a let down. Well researched and believably set in time and place but more importantly compellingly written. I fell in love all over again w Follett and his worlds of completely complex story and character development.