Pillars of the Earth

Pillars of the Earth is a grand panorama of the darkest years in English history, when the struggle for the throne and civil wars were a familiar backdrop to life.

A tapestry of intertwining histories unfolds before the reader, featuring a diverse range of characters - from simple craftsmen to earls and members of royal families.

A whole world of passions and crimes, intrigues, secrets, fears, love and loyalty is recreated, against the backdrop of the slow and majestic construction of the tallest cathedral in England.