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

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Murder, sex and unholy ambition…[A] richly told, complex story…Follett is a powerful storyteller…[whose] fans will enjoy this jaunt through the days before England was merry. In the same way, Ragna will run up against the limits of justice in an era which often took the course of least resistance and sought to please the elite. Tokią knygą - galiūnę perskaičiau per per vos kelias dienas: kiekvieną laisvą minutę jai aukojau, nes tiesiog sunku atsiplėšt buvo.

As is often the case, the author creates strong women and paints for us a vivid picture of life in the Middle Ages with all its intrigue, jockeying for control, and the lowly part that women were held to during this time. From master storyteller Ken Follett, The Evening and the Morning is a historical epic that ends where The Pillars of the Earth begins.TPOTE is long thought of as a classic historical masterpiece, a sentiment I wholeheartedly agree with, but don't concern yourself, because this latest installment of the Kingsbridge series is just as immersive, dramatic, captivating and spellbinding, and I guarantee you will be as glued to all 832 pages as I was. Edgar tries to make a life for himself on unproductive farming land with two brothers, whose greatest worry is how they will survive being married to the same woman. Follett has done well with his Kingsbridge trilogy, so much so that he chose to add this, a prequel, to deliver context on some much-wondered happenings in the early stages.

We use Google Analytics to see what pages are most visited, and where in the world visitors are visiting from. I can only hope that patient and determined readers will try this book, as well as the official trilogy, losing themselves in the greatness that is this splendid series. Ken Follet’s fictionalized account of life during this time period, reflects a busy and industrious period in the lives of English folk.But as the story progresses, you see the shape of what we will know as Kingsbridge, as well as other landmarks in neighboring towns. Record keeping, literature, and lives could be stamped out by a Viking raid or by fires or any of a number of other tragedies. Set in 997 CE, at the end of the dark ages and England faces attacks from the Welsh and the Vikings. It has that pastoral, everyday life feel that I came to love so much in The Pillars of the Earth and World Without End.