The Evening and the Morning

It is 997 CE, and England faces attacks from the Welsh and the Vikings. Life is hard, and those with power wield it harshly, bending justice according to their will - often in conflict with the king. Into this uncertain world three people come to the fore: a young boatbuilder, a Norman noblewoman, who follows her husband to a new land and a capable monk at Shiring Abbey. An epic tale of ambition and rivalry, death and birth, and love and hate. A masterful prequel to 'The Pillars of the Earth'.