Winter of the World: A Gripping Epic From The Number One Bestselling Author
Sep 2012 · The Century Trilogy Book 2 · Pan Macmillan
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Winter of the World is the second novel in Ken Follett’s uniquely ambitious Century trilogy. On its own or read in sequence with Fall of Giants and Edge of Eternity, this is a gripping epic of global conflict and personal drama.
A BATTLE OF IDEALS
1933, and at Cambridge, Lloyd Williams is drawn to irresistible socialite Daisy Peshkov, who represents everything that his left-wing family despise, but Daisy is more interested in aristocratic Boy Fitzherbert, a leading light of the British Union of Fascists.
AN EVIL UPRISING
Berlin is in turmoil. Eleven-year-old Carla von Ulrich struggles to understand the tensions disrupting her family as Hitler strengthens his grip on Germany. Many are resolved to oppose Hitler’s brutal regime – but are they willing to betray their country?
A GLOBAL CONFLICT ON A SCALE NEVER SEEN BEFORE
Shaken by the tyranny and the prospect of war, five interconnected families’ lives become ever more enmeshed. An international clash of military power and personal beliefs is sweeping the world, but what will this new war mean for those who must live through it?
*Ken Follett’s Column of Fire was an instant Sunday Times HB bestseller when it published in 2017
A BATTLE OF IDEALS
1933, and at Cambridge, Lloyd Williams is drawn to irresistible socialite Daisy Peshkov, who represents everything that his left-wing family despise, but Daisy is more interested in aristocratic Boy Fitzherbert, a leading light of the British Union of Fascists.
AN EVIL UPRISING
Berlin is in turmoil. Eleven-year-old Carla von Ulrich struggles to understand the tensions disrupting her family as Hitler strengthens his grip on Germany. Many are resolved to oppose Hitler’s brutal regime – but are they willing to betray their country?
A GLOBAL CONFLICT ON A SCALE NEVER SEEN BEFORE
Shaken by the tyranny and the prospect of war, five interconnected families’ lives become ever more enmeshed. An international clash of military power and personal beliefs is sweeping the world, but what will this new war mean for those who must live through it?
*Ken Follett’s Column of Fire was an instant Sunday Times HB bestseller when it published in 2017
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Kevin Brown
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November 26, 2015
Because my parents lived through WW2 and told me so many stories of their life living at the foot of Hornchurch aerodrome; I have always been fascinated by that period in history. This book filled in so many gaps in my knowledge of the period. I can't wait to start the third book in the trilogy.
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Talie Hipwell
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February 16, 2014
Yet another ken follet masterpiece. You fall in love with the characters and feel their pain and their joy. If you like ken follet you will adore this book and if youve not yet discovered ken follet, read this and marvel at such a talented and beautiful writer.
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Bandana Bandyopadhyay
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January 13, 2018
I saw this world 10 years after the second world war ended. Even in my childhood the reference of the great War was pretty common and I did learn a lot from my father. Later I read books on war but the trilogy written by Mr Follet practically opened the window of the world during war. I practically experienced moments of the actual war through the writing.... suffering, sacrifices, valour, politics all became part of one close knit novel traversing the world. Great experience.
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About the author
Ken Follett was born in Cardiff, Wales. Barred from watching films and television by his parents, he developed an early interest in reading thanks to a local library. After studying philosophy at University College London, he became involved in centre-left politics, entering into journalism soon after. His first thriller, the wartime spy drama Eye of the Needle, became an international bestseller and has sold over 10 million copies. He then astonished everyone with his first historical novel, The Pillars of the Earth, the story of the building of a medieval cathedral, which went on to become one of the most beloved books of the twentieth century. One of the most popular authors in the world, his many books including the Kingsbridge series and the Century trilogy - a body of work which together chronicles over a thousand years of history - and his latest novel Never - which envisages how World War III could happen - have sold more than 188 million copies. A father and husband, Ken lives with his wife in England and enjoys travelling the world when he can.
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