What is the author's style in Sarum: The Novel of England by Edward Rutherfurd?

Sarum is written in an easy to understand writing style. There are few difficult words and the meaning of the language is clear. There are no hidden meanings and very little in the writing style to slow down the reader. The novel is written in the vernacular of everyday modern American English. There are a few places where the author uses the 'thee' of the Puritans, which helps identify the characters and adds to the realism of the situation. At the same time, the use of the modern American English vernacular does not detract from the characters and situation in the novel.