![]() ![]() This is part 2 of the Century Trilogy and I strongly recommend listening to part 1 first (Fall of Giants) as it introduces the characters and their offspring who straddle the series and whose lives illuminate the horrors and heroics of war more effectively than a merely historical account. As an international clash of military power and personal beliefs sweeps the world, what will this new war mean for those who must live through it? Shaken by the tyranny and the prospect of war, the lives of five families become ever more enmeshed. 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 Eleven-year-old Carla von Ulrich struggles to understand the tensions disrupting her family as Hitler strengthens his grip on Germany. But Daisy is more interested in aristocratic Boy Fitzherbert, a leader in the British Union of Fascists.īerlin is in turmoil. ![]() ![]() It is 1933 and, at Cambridge, Lloyd Williams is drawn to irresistible socialite Daisy Peshkov, who represents everything that his left-wing family despise. On its own or consumed in sequence with Fall of Giants and Edge of Eternity, this is a spellbinding epic of global conflict and personal drama. Winter of the World is the second novel in Ken Follett's uniquely ambitious Century trilogy. ![]()
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