Winter of the World (The Century Trilogy, 2) - Softcover

Follett, Ken

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1447231139 ISBN 13: 9781447231134

Publisher: Pan Books, 2013

Synopsis

Berlin in 1933 is in upheaval. Eleven-year-old Carla von Ulrich struggles to understand the tensions disrupting her family as Hitler strengthens his grip on Germany. Into this turmoil steps her mother's formidable friend and former British MP, Ethel Leckwith, and her student son, Lloyd, who soon learns for himself the brutal reality of Nazism. He also encounters a group of Germans resolved to oppose Hitler - but are they willing to go so far as to betray their country? Such people are closely watched by Volodya, a Russian with a bright future in Red Army Intelligence. The international clash of military power and personal beliefs that ensues will sweep over them all as it rages from Cable Street in London's East End to Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, from Spain to Stalingrad, from Dresden to Hiroshima. At Cambridge Lloyd is irresistibly drawn to dazzling American socialite Daisy Peshkov, who represents everything his left-wing family despise. But Daisy is more interested in aristocratic Boy Fitzherbert - amateur pilot, party lover and leading light of the British Union of Fascists. Back in Berlin, Carla worships golden boy Werner from afar. But nothing will work out the way they expect as their lives and the hopes of the world are smashed by the greatest and cruellest war in the history of the human race. Winter of the World is the second novel in Ken Follett's uniquely ambitious and deeply satisfying trilogy 'The Century'. 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. This paperback book has 912 pages and measures: 17.7 x 11 x 5.8cm.

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Winter of the World is the second novel in Ken Follett's uniquely ambitious and deeply satisfying The Century Trilogy. 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. Berlin in 1933 is in upheaval. Eleven-year-old Carla von Ulrich struggles to understand the tensions disrupting her family as Hitler strengthens his grip on Germany. Into this turmoil steps her mother's formidable friend and former British MP, Ethel Leckwith, and her student son, Lloyd, who soon learns for himself the brutal reality of Nazism. He also encounters a group of Germans resolved to oppose Hitler - but are they willing to go so far as to betray their country? Such people are closely watched by Volodya, a Russian with a bright future in Red Army Intelligence. The international clash of military power and personal beliefs that ensues will sweep over them all as it rages from Cable Street in London's East End to Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, from Spain to Stalingrad, from Dresden to Hiroshima. At Cambridge, Lloyd is irresistibly drawn to dazzling American socialite Daisy Peshkov, who represents everything his left-wing family despise. But Daisy is more interested in aristocratic Boy Fitzherbert - amateur pilot, party lover and leading light of the British Union of Fascists. Back in Berlin, Carla worships golden boy Werner from afar. But nothing will work out the way they expect as their lives and the hopes of the world are smashed by the greatest and cruellest war in the history of the human race.

Review:

"This book is truly epic....The reader will probably wish there was a thousand more pages."--"The Huffington Post"
"Some of the biggest-picture fiction being written today."--"The Seattle Times"
"A consistently compelling portrait of a world in crisis."--"The Washington Post "
"Gripping...powerful."--"The New York Times"
"Political intrigue, amorous episodes, suspense, and drama. History comes to life."--"The Louisville Courier-Journal"
"[Follett] is so good at plotting a story, even one that takes on such a complex topic as the World War II era. That's what makes Winter of the World so hard to put down. You want to know what happens next."--The Associated Press
"An entertaining historical soap opera."--"Kirkus Reviews"

This book is truly epic....The reader will probably wish there was a thousand more pages. "The Huffington Post"
Some of the biggest-picture fiction being written today. "The Seattle Times"
A consistently compelling portrait of a world in crisis. "The Washington Post"
Gripping powerful. "The New York Times"
Political intrigue, amorous episodes, suspense, and drama. History comes to life. "The Louisville Courier-Journal"
[Follett] is so good at plotting a story, even one that takes on such a complex topic as the World War II era. That s what makes Winter of the World so hard to put down. You want to know what happens next. The Associated Press
An entertaining historical soap opera. "Kirkus Reviews""

"Some of the biggest-picture fiction being written today." The Seattle Times
"A consistently compelling portrait of a world in crisis." The Washington Post
"Masterfully sweeping. . . . Political intrigue, amorous episodes, suspense, and drama. History comes to life." The Louisville Courier-Journal
"[Follett] is so good at plotting a story, even one that takes on such a complex topic such as the World War II era. That's what makes Winter of the World so hard to put down. You want to know what happens next." The Associated Press
"An entertaining historical soap opera." Kirkus Reviews
"Gripping . . . powerful." The New York Times
"This book is truly epic . . . The reader will probably wish there was a thousand more pages." The Huffington Post"

Praise for Winter of the World
"Gripping . . . powerful." --The New York Times
"Some of the biggest-picture fiction being written today." --The Seattle Times
"A consistently compelling portrait of a world in crisis." --The Washington Post
"Masterfully sweeping. . . . Political intrigue, amorous episodes, suspense, and drama. History comes to life." --The Louisville Courier-Journal
"[Follett] is so good at plotting a story, even one that takes on such a complex topic such as the World War II era. That's what makes Winter of the World so hard to put down. You want to know what happens next." --The Associated Press
"An entertaining historical soap opera." --Kirkus Reviews
"The man tells a story so well. . . . Follett can make things glow with some beautifully written episodes." --St. Louis Post-Dispatch
"Clips along at a brisk pace. . . [Follett] knows how to keep the pages turning and how to make the reader feel a kinship with the characters' struggles. . . . No matter the ultimate destination, readers can expect to savor the journey." --The Christian Science Monitor

Praise for Winter of the World

"Gripping . . . powerful." --The New York Times

"Some of the biggest-picture fiction being written today." --The Seattle Times

"A consistently compelling portrait of a world in crisis." --The Washington Post

"Masterfully sweeping. . . . Political intrigue, amorous episodes, suspense, and drama. History comes to life." --The Louisville Courier-Journal

"[Follett] is so good at plotting a story, even one that takes on such a complex topic such as the World War II era. That's what makes Winter of the World so hard to put down. You want to know what happens next." --The Associated Press

"An entertaining historical soap opera." --Kirkus Reviews

"The man tells a story so well. . . . Follett can make things glow with some beautifully written episodes." --St. Louis Post-Dispatch

"Clips along at a brisk pace. . . [Follett] knows how to keep the pages turning and how to make the reader feel a kinship with the characters' struggles. . . . No matter the ultimate destination, readers can expect to savor the journey." --The Christian Science Monitor

About this edition

• Publisher: Pan Books
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1447231139
• ISBN 13: 9781447231134
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 928