The Evening and the Morning

Set in England at the start of a new period, the Middle Ages, this gripping and captivating prelude to The Pillars of the Earth

The end of the Dark Ages occurs in 997 CE. The Welsh in the west and the Vikings in the east are attacking England. Those in positions of authority often disagree with the monarch and bend justice to suit their needs, disregarding the needs of common people. Anarchy occurs when there is no defined legal system.

Three people discover that their lives are entwined during these tumultuous times. A young boatbuilder's life is completely upended when Vikings assault his house, forcing him and his family to relocate and begin afresh in a little village where he does not fit in. It's... A Norman noblewoman marries for love and travels to a foreign country with her husband, but she quickly learns that a single mistake might have disastrous consequences because of the startling differences in their spouse's native culture. It's... A monk has an ambition of turning his little monastery into a renowned educational institution that would be recognised across Europe. And each in turn encounters a cunning and cunning bishop who will stop at nothing to amass more riches and influence, putting them in grave jeopardy.

Ken Follett released his best-selling book, The Pillars of the Earth, thirty years ago. Now, The Evening and the Morning, Follett's brilliant new prequel, transports us to a magnificent historical past full of competition and ambition, birth and death, love and hatred, and ending where The Pillars of the Earth starts.