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The Evening and the Morning

A Kingsbridge Novel

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The Evening and the Morning

By: Ken Follett
Narrated by: John Lee
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From the bestselling author Ken Follett, The Evening and the Morning is a historical epic that ends where The Pillars of the Earth begins.

'Another historical thriller of mighty proportions' – The Times

A Time of Conflict
It is 997 CE, the end of the Dark Ages. The king’s grip on the country is fragile and chaos reigns. A young boat builder dreams of a better future after a devastating Viking raid shatters the life he hoped for.

Lives Intertwined
A Norman noblewoman follows her husband to a new land only to find her life there shockingly different; and a capable monk at Shiring Abbey has a vision of transforming his humble home into a centre of learning admired throughout Europe.

The Dawn of a New Age
Now, with England at the dawn of the Middle Ages, these three people will each come into dangerous conflict with a ruthless bishop, who will do anything to increase his wealth and power, in an epic tale of ambition, rivalry, love and hate.

Over three decades ago we were introduced to Kingsbridge in The Pillars of the Earth, and now in this masterful prequel international bestseller Ken Follett will take us on a journey into a rich past, which will end where his masterpiece begins.

More than 175 million copies sold worldwide. Published in over eighty territories and thirty-seven languages. The international no.1 bestselling phenomenon returns.

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Critic reviews

Another historical thriller of mighty proportions. A prequel, set in Dark Ages Britain, to his bestselling The Pillars of the Earth
An earthy barrage of page-turning incident
Plenty of action to keep the reader involved. This epic tale sets the foundation for the author's much-loved 1989 book, The Pillars of the Earth
An effortlessly engaging and entertaining read
One of the great bestselling novelists
Follett is a master storyteller
All stars
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This is so well written, however, I felt so stressed in parts because of the way people were treated, or how some behaved that I found it difficult to keep going! However......... I had to keep reading as I NEEDED to know the fate of the characters.

This is the sign of a brilliant author, I was living WITH the characters and was fully involved!

But..... So stressful! 😊

A brilliant tale

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Enjoyed this so much more than the disappointing Column of Fire, the last of The Kingsbridge trilogy, it’s a worthy prequel and much more in the vein of Pillars of the Earth and Workd Without End.

Excellent

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Follet has done a brilliant job, finding wonderfully complex and thrilling ways to establish the circumstances required for The Pillars of the Earth. The historical detail is rich without ever being heavy. The book is a joy. Why on earth they keep using this narrator I cannot imagine - Follett’s elegant sentences are regularly broken at nonsensical points, constant American English pronunciations are used (even the years are read wrongly) and yet again the west of England is mysteriously peopled by men with cockney accents! Glastonbury seems to be somewhere east of Bow... He’s clearly been reined in by a better producer than before, but it’s a travesty this glorious adventure wasn’t given to a more skilled narrator with a better grasp of UK English.

Superb prequel, so poorly narrated

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This is a stunning historic novel. It’s an intense and absorbing story within its own right but if you know a bit about history or you’re a bit of a history nerd you’ll enjoy it even more. Everyone keeps banging on about the narration, saying it’s dull etc, initially I thought that too but that’s only within the first few chapters where the “world building” is being played out, once the story gets into the swing of things and more things start happening I think the narration is one of the best and most engrossing I have listened to, i will definitely be listening to more John lee narrations. After reading the first few chapters this book really takes off so don’t dismiss this book after only reading the first few chapters and you’ll be rewarded with a story that will stay with you for a very long time, i know I will be thinking of the characters in this book for a long time as they have had quite an affect on me. I also loved the realistic nature of the book, certain parts can get quite intense and uncomfortable at times but that was the true nature of that period in history and I just loved how the book wasn’t afraid to portray that.
All in all, I would definitely recommend this, give the book a chance to build it characters and then you won’t be able to stop listening I promise.

A master piece future classic!

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Really enjoyed the story, the history and wonderful romance. Read well but the accents needed a bit of improvement. Would not deter me from listening to him again.

The best of Ken Follett

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