Subsequently, he worked for a small London publishing house, Everest Books, eventually becoming Deputy Managing Director. He started his career as a reporter, first with his hometown newspaper the South Wales Echo and then with the London Evening News. Over 170 million copies of the 36 books he has written have been sold in over 80 countries and in 33 languages.īorn on June 5th, 1949 in Cardiff, Wales, the son of a tax inspector, Ken was educated at state schools and went on to graduate from University College, London, with an Honours degree in Philosophy – later to be made a Fellow of the College in 1995. Ken Follett is one of the world’s most successful authors.
And each in turn comes into dangerous conflict with a clever and ruthless bishop who will do anything to increase his wealth and power. A monk dreams of transforming his humble abbey into a center of learning that will be admired throughout Europe. 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 as she begins to realize that everyone around her is engaged in a constant, brutal battle for power, it becomes clear that a single misstep could be catastrophic. A young boatbuilder's life is turned upside down when the only home he's ever known 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. In these turbulent times, three characters find their lives intertwined. Without a clear rule of law, chaos reigns. Those in power bend justice according to their will, regardless of ordinary people and often in conflict with the king. England is facing attacks from the Welsh in the west and the Vikings in the east. Thirty years ago we were introduced to Kingsbridge in The Pillars of the Earth, and now in this prequel international bestseller Ken Follett will take us on a journey into a rich past, which will end where his masterpiece begins.Īnother historical thriller of mighty proportions.It is 997 CE, the end of the Dark Ages. Now, 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, rivalry, love and hate. A young boat builder dreams of a better future after a devastating Viking raid shatters the life he hoped for.Ī Norman noblewoman follows her husband to a new land only to find her life there shockingly different and a capable monk at Shiring Abbey has a vision of transforming his humble home into a centre of learning admired throughout Europe. The king’s grip on the country is fragile and chaos reigns. From master storyteller Ken Follett, The Evening and the Morning is a historical epic that ends where The Pillars of the Earth begins.
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