The Pillars of the Earth – Ken Follett

Mediaeval family saga, with the twin themes of church and state and the power struggles within and between them in 12th century England; a time when the country was blighted both by The Anarchy and famine – a time during which “Christ and his saints slept”.

Not a patch on Edith Pargeter’s The heaven tree trilogy, which similarly has cathedral building at its heart, and which I’m now going to reread.

Amazon.co.uk link: The Pillars of the Earth – Ken Follett