The Evening and the Morning - The prequel to the Pillars of the Earth (Broché)

A Time of Conflict : It is 997 CE, the end of the Dark Ages. The king's grip on the country is fragile and chaos reigns. A young boatbuilder dreams of a better future after a devastating Viking raid shatters the life he hoped for. Three Lives Intertwined : 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.
The Dawn of a New Age : Now, with England at the dawn of the Middle Ages, these three people will each corne into dangerous conflict with a ruthless bishop, who will do anything to increase his wealth and power, in an epic tale of ambition, rivalry, love and hate.