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The Evening and the Morning
by Ken Follett
Don't be put off by the considerable length of 'The Evening and the Morning.' Sure, you could read three or four books in the time it would take you to read this one. But those three or four books may or may not be any good. This one is excellent.
Set in the England of 997-1007 AD, 'The Evening and the Morning" centers on the village that will, one day, become the Kingsbridge of Follet's novel "The Pillars of the Earth." While this is a sprawling, Micheneresque novel with a full cast of well-realized characters, most of the action centers on two people: Ragnar, a young Norman noblewoman, and Edgar the brilliant son of a boatbuilder who's forced to find a new path after the destruction of his father's boatyard in a Viking raid. Ragnar and Edgar feel like real people, though their antagonists are often such Snidely Whiplash types that the reader wonders whether anyone could truly be so evil.
So, what makes this novel particularly good? First, Follet has done his homework. This is about as entertaining an introduction to late dark age England as the reader is likely to find. Second, Follet is a master at creating characters we love, then putting them in tough spots. I listened to this novel, and I found myself scheduling longer walks and other activities so I could learn what happens next.
In short, I think 'The Evening and the Morning' is worth your time. It was worth mine.
Set in the England of 997-1007 AD, 'The Evening and the Morning" centers on the village that will, one day, become the Kingsbridge of Follet's novel "The Pillars of the Earth." While this is a sprawling, Micheneresque novel with a full cast of well-realized characters, most of the action centers on two people: Ragnar, a young Norman noblewoman, and Edgar the brilliant son of a boatbuilder who's forced to find a new path after the destruction of his father's boatyard in a Viking raid. Ragnar and Edgar feel like real people, though their antagonists are often such Snidely Whiplash types that the reader wonders whether anyone could truly be so evil.
So, what makes this novel particularly good? First, Follet has done his homework. This is about as entertaining an introduction to late dark age England as the reader is likely to find. Second, Follet is a master at creating characters we love, then putting them in tough spots. I listened to this novel, and I found myself scheduling longer walks and other activities so I could learn what happens next.
In short, I think 'The Evening and the Morning' is worth your time. It was worth mine.