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Biographical Note: Ken's first major success came with the publication of Eye of the Needle in 1978, which earned him the 1979 Edgar Award for Best Novel from the Mystery Writers of America. In 1989, The Pillars of the Earth, Ken's epic novel about the building of a medieval cathedral, reached number one on bestseller lists everywhere. It was turned into a major television series produced by Ridley Scott, which aired in 2010. Ken has been active in numerous literacy charities and was president of Dyslexia Action for ten years. He is also a past chair of the National Year of Reading, a joint initiative between government and business. He lives in Hertfordshire, England, with his wife Barbara. Between them they have five children, six grandchildren and three Labradors. Brief Description: "A FLINT MINER WITH A GIFT Seft, a talented flint miner, walks the Great Plain in the high summer heat, to witness the rituals that signal the start of a new year. He is there to trade his stone at the Midsummer Rite, and to find Neen, the girl he loves. Her family live in prosperity and offer Seft an escape from his brutish father and brothers, within their herder community. A PRIESTESS WHO BELIEVES THE IMPOSSIBLE Joia, Neen's sister, is a priestess with a vision and an unmatched ability to lead. As a child, she watches the Midsummer ceremony, enthralled, and dreams of a miraculous new monument, raised from the biggest stones in the world. But trouble is brewing among the hills and woodlands of the Great Plain. A MONUMENT THAT WILL DEFINE A CIVILIZATION Joia's vision of a great stone circle, assembled by the divided tribes of the Plain, will inspire Seft and 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.."-- Provided by publisher. Review Quotes: "An expansive epic . . . . Circle of Days leaves no doubt as to the legacy its heroes leave; it is a proud ode to an ancient feat unlike any other." -- Bookpage Review Quotes: "An engrossing tale of the neolithic British Isles and the construction of the Stonehenge monument. . . [Follett] keeps the reader invested in the story with well-developed characters. The author's fans will be pleased." -- Publishers WeeklyReview Quotes: "A dramatic, complex imagining of the origins of Stonehenge. . . Vintage Follett. His fans will be pleased."-- Kirkus (starred review) Review Quotes: "[An] epic tale . . . . Follett's fans and all historical-fiction readers will be drawn to this tale of one of the world's most enduring wonders, Stonehenge." -- BooklistReview Quotes: "There could be no better match between author and subject than Ken Follett writing about Stonehenge. His trademark blend of the intensely human and the monumentally epic works to perfection here - a superb novel."-- Lee Child Publisher Marketing: AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! From a bestselling author of epic fiction comes the deeply human story of one of the world's greatest mysteries: the building of Stonehenge. "Superb." --Lee Childs, New York Times bestselling author of the Jack Reacher series A FLINT MINER WITH A GIFT A PRIESTESS WHO BELIEVES THE IMPOSSIBLE A MONUMENT THAT WILL DEFINE A CIVILIZATION Truly ambitious in scope, Circle of Days invites you to join master storyteller Ken Follett in exploring one of the greatest mysteries of all time. Review Citations:
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