And the phrase is Biblical, of course: ‘And the evening and the morning were the first day’." Sharing more details about the prequel to 'The Pillars of the Earth', Follett said, according to The Bookseller, “The idea for a novel often comes from a question: Why were the cathedrals built? Why did we have the First World War? 'The Evening and the Morning' started with me asking myself what Kingsbridge was like before the cathedral was built. A prequel, set in Dark Ages Britain, to his bestselling The Pillars of the Earth The Times An earthy barrage of page-turning incident Mail on Sunday Follett is a master storyteller The Times One of the great bestselling novelists Daily Telegraph Just as transporting as The Pillars of the Earth. Commenting about the title of the book, Follett's statement reads on his official website, "The story is set at the end of the Dark Ages and the beginning of the Middle Ages, so it’s an evening and a morning. The story revolves around the theme of the origin of a legal system which doesn't serve the chieftains. The story is set around the year 1000 when England was under attack from Vikings and was later conquered by Normans. 'The Evening and the Morning' will be published in the UK by Pan Macmillan. Interestingly, the new novel is a prequel to Follett's 1990 book ' The Pillars of the Earth' and will be released almost 30 years later. 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. International best-selling author Ken Follett's upcoming novel ' The Evening and the Morning' is set to release on Septemin the US and the UK.
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