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Summary: 1400 paginas de auténtico placer
Review: Para quienes han tenido la suerte de ver de cerca las deslumbrantes catedrales medievales, en este libro encontrará una historia sensacional. Es una novela épica, histórica pero romántica, llena de intrigas y personajes que recorren toda la escala de sentimientos y emociones humanas.
Protagoniza la historia no un hombre, ni una mujer, sino un monumental edificio en torno al cual miserias y poder, amor y derrota, guerras y reyes depuestos, odio y fe edifican las vidas de cada caracter. Ken Follet logra en ese libro (cuyo grosor no permite leerse de una sentada) personajes finamente delineados que van apareciendo y desapareciendo, naciendo y muriendo. Son más de 1400 apetecibles páginas a lo largo de las cuales transcurren diferentes generaciones, pasando el relevo de las obras sin acabar, de los odios sin venganza y de los sueños sin resolución. Ojalá y Mr. Follet nos obsequie con una segunda parte.
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Summary: 1400 paginas de auténtico placer
Review: Para quienes han tenido la suerte de ver de cerca las deslumbrantes catedrales medievales, en este libro encontrará una historia sensacional. Es una novela épica, histórica pero romántica, llena de intrigas y personajes que recorren toda la escala de sentimientos y emociones humanas.
Protagoniza la historia no un hombre, ni una mujer, sino un monumental edificio en torno al cual miserias y poder, amor y derrota, guerras y reyes depuestos, odio y fe edifican las vidas de cada caracter. Ken Follet logra en ese libro (cuyo grosor no permite leerse de una sentada) personajes finamente delineados que van apareciendo y desapareciendo, naciendo y muriendo. Son más de 1400 apetecibles páginas a lo largo de las cuales transcurren diferentes generaciones, pasando el relevo de las obras sin acabar, de los odios sin venganza y de los sueños sin resolución. Ojalá y Mr. Follet nos obsequie con una segunda parte.
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Summary: Excellent Excellente
Review: This book is really enjoyable and has many interwoven stories and characters. It is set in the 12th Century. Could not put it down, it is one of my favourites along with "One Hundred Years Of Solitude" from Marquez.
Este libro son muy agradable y tiene muchas historias entretejido con muchos carateres. No lo ponÃa bajo, lo es uno de mis favoritos como "Cien Años De Soledad" de Márquez.
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Summary: Excellent Excellente
Review: This book is really enjoyable and has many interwoven stories and characters. It is set in the 12th Century. Could not put it down, it is one of my favourites along with "One Hundred Years Of Solitude" from Marquez.
Este libro son muy agradable y tiene muchas historias entretejido con muchos carateres. No lo pon?a bajo, lo es uno de mis favoritos como "Cien A?os De Soledad" de M?rquez.
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Summary: A RIVETING MEDIEVAL SAGA...
Review: This is the Spanish text edition of a masterful saga of life in twelfth century England and epic storytelling at its best. The author weaves a rich and colorful tapestry of people, places, and events surrounding the building of a magnificent cathedral in the medieval town of Kingsbridge.
Early twelfth century England was a country in a state of flux. King Henry I had died without a male heir. His daughter Maude was to be queen. The English barons, for the most part, however, refused to swear fealty to her. Maude's first cousin, Stephen of Blois, then usurped her rights and proclaimed himself king. This was to plunge England into a civil war that was to last for many, many years, turning England into a virtually lawless and tumultuous land, until Maude's son became King Henry II of England.
For most people, however, life would go on with every day concerns being paramount. The book tells the story of a number of these lives. One story is that of Tom, a master builder, whose life long dream was to build a cathedral. The lives of Tom and his family would intersect that of a humble and intelligent monk named Phillip who would become the prior at Kingsbridge Priory. The fates would intervene and provide Tom with an opportunity to pursue his dream.
Their lives would intersect with a number of other individuals, some good, some evil, who would have a great impact on their lives and their goals. Tom would lose his first wife, Agnes, by whom he already had two children, brutish Alfred and sweet Martha, due to complications sustained during the birth of another son. This son was to provide a connection between Tom and Phillip of which Phillip would long be unaware.
Tom would ultimately marry Ellen, a strong willed independent woman of the forest, perceived by many to be a witch. Her son Jack, a sensitive, highly intelligent lad, whose father was deceased, would grow to manhood. His dream would begin where Tom's had left off. In Jack's background, however, was a mystery surrounding his deceased father, a French jongleur. That mystery in some way involved Sir Percy Hamleigh, Waleran Bigod, and Prior James, the old prior of Kingsbridge before Phillip.
When Earl Bartholomew of Shiring makes the treasonous mistake of siding with Maude in the conflict with Stephen, he ends up on the losing side. Sir Percy Hamleigh and his son William, siding with Stephen, attack the Earl's castle, and take Earl Bartholomew captive. Imprisoned for treason, he loses his earldom to the Hamleighs. His young son and heir, Richard, and his daughter, the beautiful Lady Aliena, are left to fend for themselves, but not until William Hamleigh has slaked his thirst for revenge upon them. You see, William had been engaged at one time to marry the Lady Aliena, only to be spurned by her to his vast public humiliation. This was the moment for which he had been waiting. Aliena and Richard would ultimately migrate to Kingsbridge to begin a new life.
Meanwhile, the church itself was having its own political intrigues. Phillip was tricked by Waleran Bigod, an ambitious arch-deacon, into supporting him for the post of bishop. Phillip would later best Waleran and incur his enmity for a lifetime. Remigius, a spy for Waleran Bigod, was a monk at Kingsbridge Priory who saw his dream of becoming prior at Kingsbridge dissipate with the advent of Phillip. He would spend a lifetime undermining Phillip and plotting against him. Moreover, the fate of Kingsbridge and the building of its cathedral would always seem to hinge upon the political vagaries of the time. Its fortunes would ebb and flow with the political winds.
Ever present throughout the destinies of all these characters is the age old battle between good and evil. Complicating it further were those who sought to do good but did evil, believing that the end justified the means. Spanning over fifty turbulent years, this is a spellbinding story of love, hate, faith, betrayal, revenge, and triumph. Against a backdrop of civil war, the sharply drawn characters grasp the imagination of the reader. Twelfth century England is laid out in painstaking detail, providing an unforgettable backdrop for the lives lived within the pages of this memorable work of historical fiction. This book is simply riveting. Bravo!
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Summary: A RIVETING MEDIEVAL SAGA...
Review: This masterful saga of life in twelfth century England is epic storytelling at its best. The author weaves a rich and colorful tapestry of people, places, and events surrounding the building of a magnificent cathedral in the medieval town of Kingsbridge. Early twelfth century England was a country in a state of flux. King Henry I had died without a male heir. His daughter Maude was to be queen. The English barons, for the most part, however, refused to swear fealty to her. Maude's first cousin, Stephen of Blois, then usurped her rights and proclaimed himself king. This was to plunge England into a civil war that was to last for many, many years, turning England into a virtually lawless and tumultuous land, until Maude's son became King Henry II of England. For most people, however, life would go on with every day concerns being paramount. The book tells the story of a number of these lives. One story is that of Tom, a master builder, whose life long dream was to build a cathedral. The lives of Tom and his family would intersect that of a humble and intelligent monk named Phillip who would become the prior at Kingsbridge Priory. The fates would intervene and provide Tom with an opportunity to pursue his dream. Their lives would intersect with a number of other individuals, some good, some evil, who would have a great impact on their lives and their goals. Tom would lose his first wife, Agnes, by whom he already had two children, brutish Alfred and sweet Martha, due to complications sustained during the birth of another son. This son was to provide a connection between Tom and Phillip of which Phillip would long be unaware. Tom would ultimately marry Ellen, a strong willed independent woman of the forest, perceived by many to be a witch. Her son Jack, a sensitive, highly intelligent lad, whose father was deceased, would grow to manhood. His dream would begin where Tom's had left off. In Jack's background, however, was a mystery surrounding his deceased father, a French jongleur. That mystery in some way involved Sir Percy Hamleigh, Waleran Bigod, and Prior James, the old prior of Kingsbridge before Phillip. When Earl Bartholomew of Shiring makes the treasonous mistake of siding with Maude in the conflict with Stephen, he ends up on the losing side. Sir Percy Hamleigh and his son William, siding with Stephen, attack the Earl's castle, and take Earl Bartholomew captive. Imprisoned for treason, he loses his earldom to the Hamleighs. His young son and heir, Richard, and his daughter, the beautiful Lady Aliena, are left to fend for themselves, but not until William Hamleigh has slaked his thirst for revenge upon them. You see, William had been engaged at one time to marry the Lady Aliena, only to be spurned by her to his vast public humiliation. This was the moment for which he had been waiting. Aliena and Richard would ultimately migrate to Kingsbridge to begin a new life. Meanwhile, the church itself was having its own political intrigues. Phillip was tricked by Waleran Bigod, an ambitious arch-deacon, into supporting him for the post of bishop. Phillip would later best Waleran and incur his enmity for a lifetime. Remigius, a spy for Waleran Bigod, was a monk at Kingsbridge Priory who saw his dream of becoming prior at Kingsbridge dissipate with the advent of Phillip. He would spend a lifetime undermining Phillip and plotting against him. Moreover, the fate of Kingsbridge and the building of its cathedral would always seem to hinge upon the political vagaries of the time. Its fortunes would ebb and flow with the political winds. Ever present throughout the destinies of all these characters is the age old battle between good and evil. Complicating it further were those who sought to do good but did evil, believing that the end justified the means. Spanning over fifty turbulent years, this is a spellbinding story of love, hate, faith, betrayal, revenge, and triumph. Against a backdrop of civil war, the sharply drawn characters grasp the imagination of the reader. Twelfth century England is laid out in painstaking detail, providing an unforgettable backdrop for the lives lived within the pages of this memorable work of historical fiction. This book is simply riveting. Bravo!
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Summary: Apasionante
Review: Una de las mejores novelas que he leido nunca. Me engancho totalmente y es una de esas historias que da pena que acabes de leer. Me abrio los ojos a todas las implicaciones que la construcion de una catedral tubo en la edad media, con una narrativa extraordinaria. No he vuelto a ver un monumento con los mismos ojos. El mundo se divide entre los que han leido este libre y los que no. Muy recomendable
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