Ken Follett spent years researching The Pillars of the Earth . He learned how to carve stone, studied the engineering of arches, and walked across England to map the medieval routes. When you pay for a legal copy—whether a paperback, Kindle file, or official PDF—you are supporting the creation of art.
The story begins in 1135, with the death of King Henry I and the subsequent power struggle between his nephew, Stephen, and his daughter, Matilda. The novel follows the lives of several characters, including Jack Tom, a stonemason's apprentice; Aliena, a young woman with a mysterious past; and Prior Philip, a cleric with a vision for building a magnificent cathedral in Kingsbridge. the pillars of the earthpdf