Winter of the World
of Ken Follett (Goodreads Author)
Series: The Century Trilogy #2
Description
Winter of the World picks up right where the first book left off, as its five interrelated familiesâAmerican, German, Russian, English, Welshâenter a time of enormous social, political, and economic turmoil, beginning with the rise of the Third Reich, through the Spanish Civil War and the great dramas of World War II, up to the explosions of the American and Soviet atomic bombs.Carla von Ulrich, born of German and English parents, finds her life engulfed by the Nazi tide until she commits a deed of great courage and heartbreak. . . . American brothers Woody and Chuck Dewar, each with a secret, take separate paths to momentous events, one in Washington, the other in the bloody jungles of the Pacific. . . . English student Lloyd Williams discovers in the crucible of the Spanish Civil War that he must fight Communism just as hard as Fascism. . . . Daisy Peshkov, a driven American social climber, cares only for popularity and the fast set, until the war transforms her life, not just once but twice, while her cousin Volodya carves out a position in Soviet intelligence that will affect not only this warâbut the war to come.These characters and many others find their lives inextricably entangled as their experiences illuminate the cataclysms that marked the century. From the drawing rooms of the rich to the blood and smoke of battle, their lives intertwine, propelling the reader into dramas of ever-increasing complexity.
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Book Details
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 940 pages
- Publisher Berkley
- Publication Date September 18th 2012
- First Publication Not informed
- Language English
- ISBN 9780525952923
- Edition Not informed
- Category Other
- Scenario ['Berlin (Germany)', 'London, England', 'Moscow (Russian Federation)', 'Washington, D.C. (United States)']
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