<p><b>A spellbinding epic tale of ambition, anarchy and absolute power set against the sprawling medieval canvas of twelfth-century England, </b><b><i>The Pillars of the Earth</i></b><b> is Ken Follett's classic historical masterpiece.</b><br><br><b>A MASON WITH A DREAM </b><br><br>1135 and civil war, famine and religious strife abound. With his family on the verge of starvation, mason Tom Builder dreams of the day that he can use his talents to create and build a cathedral like no other.<br><br><b>A MONK WITH A BURNING MISSION</b><br><br>Philip, prior of Kingsbridge, is resourceful, but with money scarce he knows that for his town to survive it must find a way to thrive, and so he makes the decision to build within it the greatest Gothic cathedral the world has ever known.<br><br><b>A WORLD OF HIGH IDEALS AND SAVAGE CRUELTY</b><br
