About this eBook
By the 1860s, the Pilasters are one of the world's greatest banking families, with connections that reach from the City of London to far-afield colonies. However, as the family grow ever richer in the shadow of oppression and tragedy, their very future is threatened - by the self-same ambition and greed that first earned them their fortune.
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4.3
23 reviews
Roslyn Holman
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19 October 2014
Thoroughly enjoyed it. Well written, with believable characters and lots of twists and turns. Would recommend.
A Google user
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LOVED it! Waiting to try other books by Ken Follett now!
Jan Keppler
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1 October 2015
Couldn't put it down. Great story.
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About the author
Ken Follett was twenty-seven when he wrote Eye of the Needle an award-winning thriller that became an international bestseller. After writing several more successful thrillers he surprised everyone with The Pillars of the Earth, about the building of a cathedral in the Middle Ages, which continues to captivate millions of readers all over the world. The long-awaited sequel, World Without End, a number one bestseller in the United States, Great Britain, Germany, Italy, Spain and France. His most recent book is Fall of Giants.
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