But conflict erupts when landowners leverage the cathedral and its builders to gain power in a struggle that will last for generations. Ken Folletts magnificent historical epic begins as five interrelated families move through the momentous dramas of the First World War, the Russian Revolution.

When an ambitious builder promises that he can build a grand cathedral for the town without costing the church much, it seems as though Kingsbridge can finally be saved. Ken Follett follows the fortunes of five international. The book was adapted as a successful Starz miniseries in 2010 and starred Eddie Redmayne, Hayley Atwell, and Donald Sutherland.Īfter a supposed witch curses the impoverished town of Kingsbridge for falsely sentencing her lover to death, the community faces tragedy after tragedy. The Pillars of the Earth is a historical novel by British author Ken Follett published in 1989 about the building of a cathedral in the fictional town of Kingsbridge, England. The 1 New York Times bestselling historical epic, the Century Trilogy, now in one deluxe boxed set. He effortlessly combines historical elements-like the murder of Archbishop Thomas Becket, the sinking of the White Ship, and the prominence of Romanesque architecture-with compelling stories of love, politics, and religion. Follett’s ambitious Middle Ages novel is the first in a trilogy about a community surrounding a prominent cathedral in Kingsbridge, England.

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