Ok, so my Grandmother made off with this one immediately, before I could make a post on it. Basically, it's set in medival England and centers around several key characters and the building of a cathedral and all of the challenges the town and people face along the way with the church and with each other.
Oh, and by the way...it's epic. I'm not usually a page-counter but over 900! Which made for a nice long juicy read! I couldn't put it down...I think what I liked most is that it followed the characters through their lives -from young to old- not many books do that and stay interesting the whole time. It has definetly made me a fan and I'm going to try to go pick up something else by him at the public library to see what his other stuff is like.
Also, we have a Starbuck's competitor on the island...called Saxby's that I gave a whirl the other day. Mainly, b/c they are much closer to my house! ha! I tried a standard fav non-fat, no-whip, vanilla latte :) it was sweeter tasting than bucks...dunno if I can make the switch! Tho they may have the frozen catagory going for them...a ton of choices! Brownie, cookie, fruity, oh my!
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Gram bought the newest paperback Follett book at Half-Price....and as we drove off, she read a note that a reader had penned inside the cover--"Every author is allowed one flop. This one is Follett's."
Ha! So is she still going to read it?
Why I love our book swap-- "Pillars" first read by Tim, given to Lindsey, passed on to me, on to Kari, and now with Gram... that makes me happy.
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