*** 30th Anniversary edition of the bestselling novel of England - now with a new introduction from Edward Rutherfurd ***

The towering story of five families through 100 centuries of turmoil, tyranny, passion and prosperity.

A masterpiece of breathtaking scope, from the Ice Age to the present day,Sarumtraces the entire turbulent course of English history through the epic saga of five families.

The Wilsons and the Shockleys, locked in a cycle of revenge and rivalry for more than 400 years; the Masons, who pour their inspired love of stone into the creation of Stonehenge and Salisbury Cathedral; the Porters, descended from a young Roman soldier in exile; and the aristocratic Godfreys, who will fall to the very bottom of the social ladder before their fortunes revive.

As their fates and fortunes intertwine over the course of the centuries, through struggle and adventure, their greater destinies offer a fascinating glimpse into the future.

Edward Rutherfurd was born in England, in the cathedral city of Salisbury. Educated locally, and at the universities of Cambridge, and Stanford, California, he worked in political research, bookselling and publishing. After numerous attempts to write books and plays, he finally abandoned his career in the book trade in 1983, and returned to his childhood home to writeSarum. Four years later, when the book was published, it became an instant international bestseller, remaining 23 weeks on theNew York TimesBestseller List.

Since then he has written seven more bestsellers:Russka, a novel of Russia;London;The Forest, set in England's New Forest which lies close by Sarum; two novels which cover the story of Ireland from the time just before Saint Patrick to the twentieth century;New York; andParis. His books have been translated into over twenty languages.