Circle of Days: The epic new novel from the No. 1 bestselling author of The Pillars of the Earth

Ken Follett

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'Monumentally epic . . . a superb novel' LEE CHILD

From the master of epic fiction comes the deeply human story of one of the world's greatest mysteries: the building of Stonehenge.A PRIESTESS WHO BELIEVES IN THE IMPOSSIBLE

A MONUMENT THAT WILL DEFINE A CIVILIZATION

In the high summer heat, Joia watches the Midsummer ceremony that signals the start of a new year, enthralled. She dreams of a miraculous new monument, raised from the biggest stones in the world. It is a vision of a great circle, assembled by the divided tribes of the Great Plain. Helped by Seft, a talented miner, it will become their life's work.

But as drought ravages the earth, mistrust grows between the herders, farmers and woodlanders. And an act of savage violence leads to open warfare.

ONE OF THE GREATEST MYSTERIES OF OUR AGE

IMAGINED BY ONE OF THE GREATEST STORYTELLERS OF OUR TIME

'Always entertaining' THE TIMES

'Historical mastery' DAILY MIRROR

'As rich as it is thrilling' I PAPER

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Praise for Circle of Days: The epic new novel from the No. 1 bestselling author of The Pillars of the Earth

  • Follett is a master storyteller - The TimesOne of the great, bestselling novelists - Daily TelegraphFollett is a master - The Washington PostKen Follett is unquestionably a master storyteller but his unique skill is animating the ordinary lives that history too often fails to record. In Circle of Days, like Pillars of the Earth he breathes life into iconic stone, to fill histories silences with living breathing people - Mariella FrostrupA must-read, wonderful saga for anyone who's ever gazed at Stonehenge in awe - Chris HadfieldAnother fabulous tale from the master storyteller, packed with passion, heartache and compelling historical detail. No-one does it better - Ed Balls

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