In 2007, The Pillars of the Earth was named Oprah Winfrey’s 60th Book Club Selection it is ranked 33rd on BBC’s 2003 ‘The Big Read’ as one of the top 100 books ever printed. The Pillars of the Earth has been translated into 30 languages and, to date, has sold more than 14 million copies worldwide. Follett masterfully weaves these stories through the political turmoil of 12th century England, creating a relevant and viable world for today’s audience and for generations to come. At once, this is a sensuous and enduring love story and an epic that shines with the fierce spirit of a passionate age. In that time, there rises a magnificent Cathedral in Kingsbridge.Īgainst this backdrop, love-stories entwine: Tom, the master builder, Aliena, the noblewoman, the sadistic Lord William, Philip, the prior of Kingsbridge, Jack, the artist in stone work and Ellen, the woman from the forest who casts a curse. This sensuous, spirited and passionate story is set against a backdrop of war, religious strife and power struggles which tears lives and families apart. Set in 12th-century England, The Pillars of the Earth is a sweeping epic of good and evil, treachery and intrigue, violence and beauty. Ken Follett‘s international bestseller The Pillars of the Earth has been optioned to be made into a limited television series to be produced by Ridley Scott and Tony Scott.
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