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World without End
First published 2007
In 1327, four children witness a violent encounter in the woods outside Kingsbridge and become bound to a secret whose political significance is not immediately clear. Merthin grows into an innovative builder, Caris challenges the limits placed on women and medical practice, Gwenda fights for security as a landless labourer, and Ralph pursues advancement through force and military service.
Their adult lives unfold amid disputes over bridges, hospitals, guild authority and monastic control. The Hundred Years’ War and the Battle of Crécy draw men away from the town, while the Black Death destroys households and institutions on an unprecedented scale. Survival forces Kingsbridge to reconsider labour, medicine, religious authority and the value of individual freedom.
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