Le crépuscule et l'aube

From the bestselling author Ken Follett, The Evening and the Morning is a historical epic that will end where The Pillars of the Earth begins.A Time of ConflictIt 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 IntertwinedA 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 AgeNow, 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.Thirty years 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.Biographie de l'auteurKen Follett was twenty-seven when he wroteEye of the Needle, an award-winning thriller that became an international bestseller. He then surprised everyone withThe Pillars of the Earth, about the building of a cathedral in the Middle Ages, which continues to captivate millions of readers all over the world and its long-awaited sequel,World Without End, was a number one bestseller in the US, UK and Europe and was followed by the third novel in the Kingsbridge seriesA Column of Fire and most recently the prequelThe Evening and The Morning. He has written the bestselling Century trilogy, which comprisesFall of Giants,Winter of the World andEdge of Eternity.