Synopsis This epic historical novel tells of the trials and tribulations encountered in the building of a cathedral in twelfth-century England.
Up until THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH, Ken Follett was known as a talented thriller writer, but PILLARS broke new ground and became an international bestseller. A densely layered historical epic, the novel tracks the attempts by a master builder to construct a Gothic cathedral in 12th-century England during "The Anarchy," the time of civil war and chaos that followed the death the only heir of Henry I.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 1996-06-01 | | Edition Description: | Reissue |
| Size | | Length: | 991 pages | | Height: | 8.0 in | | Width: | 6.0 in | | Thickness: | 0.5 in | | Weight: | 15.2 oz |
Publisher's Note Ken Follett, internationally-acclaimed master of split-second suspense, author of six #1 bestsellers, reaches beyond the expected to achieve his most brilliant and remarkable novel. The epic story of the building of a cathedral in 12th century England and the lives of the people entwined with it and each other is a sensuous, enduring narrative, and a gripping tale of faith, ambition, bloodshed and betrayal.
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