The Pillars of the Earth
by Follett, Ken
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- ISBN 10
- 0688046592
- ISBN 13
- 9780688046590
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Synopsis
The Pillars of the Earth is an historical novel by Welsh author Ken Follett that centers on the building of a Gothic cathedral in the fictional town of Kingsbridge, England in the mid-twelfth century. Set against the backdrop of The Anarchy after the sinking of a ship containing King Henry I’s only legitimate heir, the story interweaves themes of intrigue, conspiracy, politics and religion as master builder Tom Builder and the visionary Prior Philip build a cathedral over 50 years. An Oprah Book Club selection in 2007, it was made into an eight-part miniseries in 2010. Published in 1989, Pillars of the Earth was a major departure from Follett’s usual spy and thriller genre, but was enormously successful and continues to be so. In 2007 he published a long-awaited sequel World Without End , and later A Column of Fire in 2017 as the third book in the Kingsbridge Series.
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An engrossing and excellently written book - I would recommend this to anyone. I was sorry when it came to an end - I felt I had lost my family.
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- Bookseller
- Earthlight Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SKU1042424
- Title
- The Pillars of the Earth
- Author
- Follett, Ken
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0688046592
- ISBN 13
- 9780688046590
- Publisher
- William Morrow
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2007-12-18
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