The Evening and the Morning : 4

Resumen del libro

From the 1 New York Times bestselling author, a thrilling and addictive new novel--a prequel to The Pillars of the Earth--set in England at the dawn of a new era: the Middle Ages

It is 997 CE, the end of the Dark Ages. England is facing attacks from the Welsh in the west and the Vikings in the east. Those in power bend justice according to their will, regardless of ordinary people and often in conflict with the king.

Without a clear rule of law, chaos reigns.

In these turbulent times, three characters find their lives intertwined. 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. .

. . 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.

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A monk dreams of transforming his humble abbey into a center of learning that will be admired throughout Europe. And each in turn comes into dangerous conflict with a clever and ruthless bishop who will do anything to increase his wealth and power.

Thirty years ago, Ken Follett published his most popular novel, The Pillars of the Earth. Now, Follett's masterful new prequel The Evening and the Morning takes us on an epic journey into a historical past rich with ambition and rivalry, death and birth, love and hate, that will end where The Pillars of the Earth begins.

Biografía del autor

x{0026}lt;P Ken Follett es uno de los autores más queridos y admirados por los lectores de todo el mundo, y las ventas de sus treinta y seis libros superan los ciento ochenta y ocho millones de ejemplares. Su primer best seller fue x{0026}lt;I La isla de las tormentas (El ojo de la aguja),x{0026}lt;/I un thriller de espionaje ambientado en la Segunda Guerra Mundial. En 1989 publicó x{0026}lt;I Los pilares de la Tierra,x{0026}lt;/I que alcanzó el número uno en las listas de más vendidos en un gran número de países y que se ha convertido en su novela más popular. Sus secuelas, x{0026}lt;I Un mundo sin fin x{0026}lt;/I yx{0026}lt;I Una columna de fuego,x{0026}lt;/I y la precuela, x{0026}lt;I Las tinieblas y el alba,x{0026}lt;/I fueron también grandes éxitos y la saga en su conjunto ha superado los cincuenta millones de ejemplares vendidos en todo el mundo. Follett vive en Hertfordshire con su esposa, Barbara. Entre los dos tienen cinco hijos, seis nietos y tres perros labradores.x{0026}lt;/P