New Oprah Selection: The Pillars of the Earth

Oprah Winfrey has just announced her latest selection for the Oprah's Book Club -- Ken Follett's 1989 novel, The Pillars of the Earth.

Ken Follett had long been a staple of the bestseller lists for his novels of intrigue and espionage. Then came The Pillars of the Earth, a grand novel of epic storytelling that readers and critics quickly hailed as his crowning achievement

In 12th-century England, the building of a mighty Gothic cathedral signals the dawn of a new age. This majestic creation will bond clergy and kings, knights and peasants together in a story of toil, faith, ambition and rivalry. A sweeping tale of the turbulent middle ages, The Pillars of the Earth is a masterpiece from one of the world's most popular authors.

Have you read this latest Oprah selection? What did you think of it?