I'm near the end of the book now, and I'm loving it! I've been hooked from - not gonna lie and say the first page cos it was a bit slow to start - the first chapter (it got good quick!).
It's set in the 1100's, but you don't need to be interested in history to love it. It's based on life in the period, so there's a lot of talk of Churches, sin and stuff like that, but it's a very interesting read. It's 1088 pages long, about 2 inches deep. Very heavy, but it's ridiculously interesting.
It's got a variety of different stories interlinked. There's the story of Tom, a gifted master-builder whose life takes rough twists and turns but ends up beautiful, with a tragic twist. There's Ellen, the outlawed single mother with the strength to fight anyone and anything. There's William, the son of Percy Hamliegh and a spoiled BRAT! Aliena, the down-to-earth daughter of the Earl of Shiring. Philip, the man of God willing to do whatever he can to do God's will. Jack, son of Ellen, who has his problems but he's as strong as his mother. Waleron Bigod, one of the main villians of the book. There are many other characters with smaller roles, but all of them are important. Without one, the story wouldn't make sense.
Anyway, this book DEFINITELY gets the Mahima seal of approval!
=P More books later!
-Mahima
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