The Pillars of the Earth Audiobook
Historical fiction is becoming rare these days because of the lack of interest from the audience and also from the authors. The authors these days don’t invest a lot of time in historical items. Writing such books need proper investigation of the era as a wrong portrayal gets rejected by the people at once.
Ken Follett has no such problem because the man is an expert in history related books. Constructing the picture of 12th-century England was not a big deal for Ken. Ken invests a lot of time in the description of the era on all occasions after which understanding the story becomes a lot easier. Philip is a man with ambition in this novel as this monk decides to construct the biggest cathedral that the world has ever seen.[The Pillars of the Earth Audiobook]
He wants to show the authority of religion to the world but he cannot do this alone. For such a gigantic structure, an expert in the field is required. Tom is selected as the official mason who has some personal issues which he has been trying to bury deep. Lady Aliena i.e his sweetheart of Tom has been away from him and both have some secrets which they don’t want to tell anybody.[The Pillars of the Earth Audiobook]
Every story by Ken has a different perspective, The Hammer of Eden and Winter of the World was painted with different thoughts in mind. The author likes playing with different themes all the time. Nonstop narration by John Lee has improved the rating of the story. History, love, and a monumental job are there in this story and every aspect is well covered by the author.