The Pillars of the Earth

Description

The Pillars of the Earth is a historical novel by Welsh author Ken Follett published in 1989 about the building of a cathedral in the fictional town of Kingsbridge, England. Set in the 12th century, the novel covers the time between the sinking of the White Ship and the murder of Thomas Becket, but focuses primarily on the Anarchy. The book traces the development of Gothic architecture out of the preceding Romanesque architecture, and the fortunes of the Kingsbridge priory and village against the backdrop of historical events of the time. --- See also: - [The Pillars of the Earth: 1/2](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL23632562W) - [The Pillars of the Earth: 2/2](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL23632516W)

First Sentence

IN A BROAD VALLEY, at the foot of a sloping hillside, beside a clear bubbling stream, Tom was building a house.

Description

The Pillars of the Earth tells the story of Philip, prior of Kingsbridge, a devout and resourceful monk driven to build the greatest Gothic cathedral the world has known . . . of Tom, the mason who becomes his architect–a man divided in his soul . . . of the beautiful, elusive Lady Aliena, haunted by a secret shame . . . and of a struggle between good and evil that will turn church against state and brother against brother. A spellbinding epic tale of ambition, anarchy, and absolute power set against the sprawling medieval canvas of twelfth-century England, this is Ken Follett’s historical masterpiece. source: https://www.davidbaldacci.com/external/title/9781101442197/

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Other Editions

• The Pillars of the EartheBookPenguin Books2017-01-01
• The Pillars Of The EarthPaperbackPan MacMillan1989-03-23
• The Pillars of the EarthAudio CassetteUnabridged Library Edition1989-10-01
• Pillars of the EarthLibrary BindingTandem Library1996-06-01
• Los Pilares de la TierraHardcoverCírculo de Lectores1998-01-01
• Die Säulen der ErdePaperbackWeltbild Verlag1999-01-01