A feast of conflicts and struggles among religious authority, royal governance, the powerful unions (or guilds) of the day and the peasantry.With "World Without End," Follett proves his "Pillars "may be a rarity, but it wasn't a fluke."-"New York Post" "So if historical fiction is your meat, here's a rare treat. What else could you ask for?"-"The Denver Post" "Follett tells a story that runs the gamut of life in the Middle Ages, and he does so in such a way that we are not only captivated but also educated. "A well-researched, beautifully detailed portrait of the late Middle Ages."-"The Washington Post "
Alas, woe meets some of those who strive, a fact that touches off a neat little mystery at the beginning of the book, one that plays its way out across the years and implicates dozens of characters.Ī lively entertainment for fans of "The Once and Future King, The Lord of the Rings" and other multilayered epics. Follett has a nice eye for the sometimes silly clash of the classes and the aspirations of the small to become large, as with one aspiring prior who had only a vague idea of what he would do with such power, but he felt strongly that he belonged in some elevated position in life. Thus the need for watchful if greedy bailiffs and tough sheriffs, who make Gwendas grown-up life challenging. Her father has already lost a hand for thievery, but thats an insufficient deterrent in a time of hunger, and a time when the lords were frequently away: at war, in Parliament, fighting lawsuits, or just attending on their earl or king. One of the last is a resourceful young girland Folletts women are always resourceful, more so than the menfolkwho liberates the overflowing purse of one of those nobles. Now, in the 1330s, the cathedral is a going concern, populated by the same folks who figured in its making: intriguing clerics, sometimes clueless nobles and salt-of-the-earth types. The story is leisurely but never slow, turning in the shadow of the great provincial cathedral in the backwater of Kingsbridge, the fraught construction of which was the ostensible subject of the first novel. In a departure from his usual taut, economical procedurals ("Whiteout," 2004, etc.), Follett revisits the Middle Ages in what amounts to a sort of sequel to "The Pillars of the Earth" (1989). Othersthe good-hearted varlets, churls and nickpurses of Folletts latestare just fine.
"A lively entertainment for fans of "The Once and Future King," "The Lord of the Rings" and other multilayered epics." -"Kirkus Reviews," Starred Review "Fans of Follett's previous medieval epic will be well rewarded" - "Publishers Weekly"
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