The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge)

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#1 New York Times Bestseller Oprahs Book Club Selection If you liked the Century Trilogy youll love the extraordinary . . . monumental masterpiece (Booklist) that changed the course of Ken Folletts already phenomenal career. Follett risks all and comes out a clear winner extolled Publishers Weekly on the release of The Pillars of the Earth. A departure for the bestselling thriller writer the historical epic stunned readers and critics alike with its ambitious scope and gripping humanity. Today it stands as a testament to Folletts unassailable command of the written word and to his universal appeal. 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 architecta 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 Folletts historical masterpiece.