Set IN 12th century England, Pillars of THE Earth is a love story exploring THE lives OF three men over 40 years during THE building of THE town cathedral.
The book was originally published IN 1989 AND still sells at a quick clip IN the Unites States. "My publishers were a little nervous about such a very unlikely subject but paradoxically, it is my most popular book," Follett writes on his Web site.
"It's also THE book I'm most proud of. It recreates, quite vividly, THE entire life of THE village AND the people who live there. You feel you know THE place AND the people as intimately as if you yourself were living there IN the middle ages."
