Two hundred years have passed, and fourteenth-century Kingsbridge is now a prosperous town, with its cathedral and priory still a central force. As the novel follows its four main characters from 1327 to 1361, medieval English life is slowly and thoroughly revealed. Lee gives stunning portraits of change-resistant churchmen, the hardships and superstitions of peasant life, the inequities of corrupt noblemen, and the grotesqueries of the Black Death.

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Finally I have read this. It is so big that every time it came to the top of my TBR, I found an excuse to read something else. Once I got started I enjoyed it and it went much faster than I thought it would.
I like historical fiction that gives the reader an idea of how people lived—what they ate, what there dwellings were like, how they made a living. This book does a wonderful job of that for 14th century England including a good cross section of classes—lords, merchants, craftsmen, religious, peasants. Follett is also good at gently reminding readers of story threads as the action shifts from one person, family or group to another. The plot is lively but the author does have to push things a little to get to all his plot points

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