Can't Wait Wednesday #22

Can't-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted at Wishful Endings, to spotlight and discuss the books we're excited about that we have yet to read. Generally they're books that have yet to be released. It's based on Waiting on Wednesday, hosted by the fabulous Jill at Breaking the Spine.

The book I am anxiously waiting to read is Ken Follett's The Armor of Light.  It is book number 4 in the Kingsbridge Series. Unfortunately, I have to wait until September 26, 2023 to get a copy of it. The Armor of Light is the sequel to A Column of Fire and heralds a new daw for Kingsbridge, England, where progress clashes with tradition, class struggles push into every part of society, and war in Europe engulfs the entire continent and beyond.

Per the publisher:  

The Spinning Jenny was invented in 1770, and with that, a new era of manufacturing and industry changed lives everywhere within a generation. A world filled with unrest wrestles for control over this new world order: A mother’s husband is killed in a work accident due to negligence; a young woman fights to fund her school for impoverished children; a well-intentioned young man unexpectedly inherits a failing business; one man ruthlessly protects his wealth no matter the cost, all the while war cries are heard from France, as Napoleon sets forth a violent master plan to become emperor of the world. As institutions are challenged and toppled in unprecedented fashion, ripples of change ricochet through our characters’ lives as they are left to reckon with the future and a world they must rebuild from the ashes of war.

I believe that The Pillars of the Earth, the first book in this series, will be required reading 100+ years from now for students taking American Lit classes. This 4th book will most likely become extra credit. Given its 928 pages, you will want extra credit for reading it. For me, I just want a relaxing read and I am certain that it will be a great read.