Unfortunately for the characters, this usually means putting them through hell! There are proverbs and quotations about the course of true love, and in fiction, guiding that course straight onto the rocks is just the start. Once that's been established, it falls to the writer not only to make the relationships keep working, but also to make them entertaining, sympathetic and exciting for the reader. To work at all, such relationships first have to be shown as feasible in their context: in this case, England of the early Middle Ages. There are two major love stories in The Pillars of the Earth, and both involve that delight for any storyteller: unlikely, mismatched couples. The strongest emotions do this best, so a writer looks for situations where his characters can experience them: great fear, great hatred and great love. They color and illuminate the narrative, the way sunlight through stained glass illuminates the cold stone interior of a cathedral. Now, Ken takes you behind the scenes on the set of the movie adaptation and gives you a peek into the writing process behind the central love stories between Jack and Aliena and Tom and Ellen.Īny historical work can be very cold, mere dates and events, without characters to warm it with emotions and reactions. One of Oprah's Book Club's most popular selections, Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth has been adapted into a sweeping, eight-hour miniseries that premieres July 23 on Starz.
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