Zbroj světla – Follett Ken (2024)

The Pillars of the Earth, World Without End, The Evening and the Morning, and A Column of Fire, four monumental historical bestsellers by Ken Follett, have captivated millions of readers worldwide. While the last mentioned work precedes this Kingsbridge saga, the author's latest novel, A Column of Fire, continues the timeline and brings us to the period of the Napoleonic Wars and the Industrial Revolution. A Column of Fire heralds a new dawn for Kingsbridge in England, where progress clashes with tradition and class struggles permeate all parts of society, while war engulfs the entire continent of Europe and spreads even further. In 1770, the spinning machine was invented, and with it, life for people changed everywhere within a generation. The country is gripped by unprecedented industrial change, during which the lives of workers in the thriving Kingsbridge textile mills turn into misery. As modernization spreads and new machines emerge, jobs become obsolete and unnecessary, families fall apart. In this time, as an international conflict looms, a group of Kingsbridge residents – including spinner Sal Clitheroe, weaver David Shoveller, and Kit, Sal's resourceful and tenacious son – seek to find their way in a generational struggle...