{"product_id":"the-evening-and-the-morning-a-novel-kingsbridge","title":"The Evening and the Morning: A Novel (Kingsbridge)","description":"\u003cp\u003e#1 New York Times Bestseller An Amazon Best Book of 2020  The thrilling and addictive prequel to The Pillars of the Earth--set in England at the dawn of a new era: the Middle Ages  \"Just as transporting as The Pillars of the Earth . . . A most welcome addition to the Kingsbridge series.\" --The Washington Post  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 boatbuilders life is turned upside down when his home 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 husbands homeland are shockingly different  and it soon becomes clear to her that a single misstep could be catastrophic. . . . 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  Folletts 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44983548182581,"sku":"ByrdShop_0451478029","price":26.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780451478023.jpg?v=1770798277","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-evening-and-the-morning-a-novel-kingsbridge","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}