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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 architect—a 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 Follett’s historical masterpiece. --front flap
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The Pillars of the Earth, Ken Follett
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- 2008
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- Ken Follett
- Publisher
- HarperCollins US
- Released
- 2008
- Format
- Hardcover
- ISBN10
- 0688046592
- ISBN13
- 9780688046590
- Series
- The Pillars of the Earth
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Fiction, Architecture, Religious Topics, Love, Family, Middle Ages, England, English Literature, Church, Intrigues, Aristocracy, nobility, Churches and Cathedrals, Adapted into Series, 12th Century, Monks, Empress Matilda (Maud), 1102-1167
- First published
- 1989
- Original title
- The Pillars of the Earth
- Rating
- 4.4 out of 5
- Description
- 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 architect—a 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 Follett’s historical masterpiece. --front flap