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.
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