It begins with a curse, a song and a hanging, and builds into a magnificent adventure no reader will ever forget. A sensuous and enduring love story, The Pillars of the Earth is, without doubt, a masterpiece - at once a tale for all time and an epic that shines with the fierce spirit of a bygone age. The worldwide bestselling saga of love, passion and revenge set in the middle ages . . .

'A highly enjoyable tale . . . this book evokes its period brilliantly' Sunday Times

'A tale of human courage and perseverance' Evening Times