Return to Kingsbridge, in a time before The Pillars of the Earth...

We are in 997 AD, at the end of the Early Middle Ages. England is under attack from the Welsh in the west and the Vikings in the east. Life is harsh and those in power exercise it violently, interpreting justice as it suits them—often against the will of the king. With royal authority vulnerable and no clear laws, chaos and bloodshed reign.
In this turbulent time, three people will see their lives intersect unexpectedly. A young boatbuilder loses everything when the Vikings destroy the town he lived in, forcing him to start his life anew in a small village where he feels like an outsider... A Norman noblewoman marries for love and follows her husband to a new homeland with unknown customs, where she finds herself in the midst of a relentless power struggle and realizes that one wrong move could be her downfall... A monk dreams of transforming his humble abbey into a center of learning renowned throughout Europe.
At the dawn of the Middle Ages, these three people will dangerously clash with a ruthless bishop, who will do anything to increase his wealth and power.

Thirty years ago, Ken Follett wrote his most popular novel, "The Pillars of the Earth." Now, the gripping "The Evening and the Morning" sweeps the reader into an epic journey into the past, full of ambition and rivalry, death and birth, love and hate, ending where "The Pillars of the Earth" begins.