Shaken by the tyranny and the prospect of war, five interconnected families' lives become ever more enmeshed. On its own or read in sequence with Fall of Giants and Edge of Eternity, this is a spellbinding epic of global conflict and personal drama. On its own or read in sequence with Fall. Many are resolved to oppose Hitler's brutal regime - but are they willing to betray their country?Ī global conflict on a scale never seen before. About the Book Continues the stories of five interrelated families who struggle with social, political, and economic turmoil in the mid-twentieth century. 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. Winter of the World is the second novel in Ken Follett's uniquely ambitious Century trilogy. Winter of the World is the second novel in Ken Folletts uniquely ambitious and deeply satisfying Century trilogy. Eleven-year-old Carla von Ulrich struggles to understand the tensions disrupting her family as Hitler strengthens his grip on Germany. On its own or read in sequence with Fall of Giants and Edge of Eternity, this is a magnificent, spellbinding epic of global conflict and personal drama.ġ933, 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.īerlin is in turmoil. Winter of the World is the second novel in Ken Follett's uniquely ambitious and deeply satisfying Century trilogy.

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