by Ken Follett, 2023, Audiobook narrated by John Lee, Penguin Audio

This is the fifth in the Kingsbridge series that chronicles the lives of the inhabitants of the fictional town of Kingsbridge in England. This book covers the years from approximately 1788 to 1830. This was a time of war with France and some rapid changes in the production of cloth in England. The book highlights the changes and the impacts on the residents of Kingsbridge.

As always, Follett’s characters are either really good or bad individuals. The poor people tend to be good while the wealthy aristocrats are the bad people. This was probably the case in those days as the aristocracy and the people of wealth were probably not very enlighted.

Follett wraps a lot of historical information into these novels which makes them interesting. I listened to this book and it consisted of 19 cd’s. I’m not sure I would have lasted to the end if I had attempted to read it.