<p><b>From the bestselling author Ken Follett, <i>The Evening and the Morning</i> is a historical epic that ends where <i>The Pillars of the Earth</i> begins.<br><br>'Another historical thriller of mighty proportions' – <i>The Times</i></b><br><br><b>A Time of Conflict</b><br>It 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.<br><br><b>Lives Intertwined</b><br>A 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.<br><br><b>The Dawn of a New Age</b><br>Now, with Englan