{"product_id":"circle-of-days","title":"Circle of Days","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eKen Follett \u003c\/b\u003eis one of the world's most successful authors. More than 198 million copies of the 38 books he has written have been sold in over 80 countries and in 40 languages. \n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e He started his career as a reporter, first with his hometown newspaper the \n\u003ci\u003eSouth Wales Echo\u003c\/i\u003e and then with the London \n\u003ci\u003eEvening News\u003c\/i\u003e. \n\u003cbr\u003e Ken's first major success came with the publication of \n\u003ci\u003eEye of the Needle\u003c\/i\u003e in 1978, which earned him the 1979 Edgar Award for Best Novel from the Mystery Writers of America. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In 1989, \n\u003ci\u003eThe Pillars of the Earth\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrief Description\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"An expansive epic . . . . \n\u003ci\u003eCircle of Days\u003c\/i\u003e leaves no doubt as to the legacy its heroes leave; it is a proud ode to an ancient feat unlike any other.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBookpage\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"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.\"\u003c\/p\u003e-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"A dramatic, complex imagining of the origins of Stonehenge. . . Vintage Follett. His fans will be pleased.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eKirkus (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"[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.\"\u003c\/p\u003e-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBooklist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"There could be no better match between author and subject than Ken Follett writing about Stonehenge. \n\u003cbr\u003e His trademark blend of the intensely human and the monumentally epic works to perfection here - a superb novel.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLee Child\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAN INSTANT \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e BESTSELLER!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom a bestselling author of epic fiction comes the deeply human story of one of the world's greatest mysteries: the building of Stonehenge.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Superb.\" --Lee Childs, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e bestselling author of the Jack Reacher series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA FLINT MINER WITH A GIFT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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 Fair, and to find Neen, the girl he loves. Her family lives in prosperity and offer Seft an escape from his brutish father and brothers within their herder community. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA PRIESTESS WHO BELIEVES THE IMPOSSIBLE \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA MONUMENT THAT WILL DEFINE A CIVILIZATION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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 ... \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Truly ambitious in scope, \u003ci\u003eCircle of Days \u003c\/i\u003einvites you to join master storyteller Ken Follett in exploring one of the greatest mysteries of all time. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 07\/14\/2025 (EAN 9781538772775, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 08\/01\/2025 (EAN 9781538772775, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 08\/01\/2025 pg. 61 (EAN 9781538772775, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 08\/01\/2025 (EAN 9781538772775, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/span\u003e 09\/20\/2025 (EAN 9781538772775, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Grand Central Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51496052523286,"sku":"9781538772775","price":48.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9781538772775.jpg?v=1783051861","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/circle-of-days","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}