2013, ISBN: 9780330460606

"This book is truly epic. . . . The reader will probably wish there was a thousand more pages." The Huffington PostPicking up where Fall of Giants, the first novel in the extraordinary Ce… More...

"This book is truly epic. . . . The reader will probably wish there was a thousand more pages." The Huffington PostPicking up where Fall of Giants, the first novel in the extraordinary Century Trilogy, left off, Winter of the World follows its five interrelated familiesAmerican, German, Russian, English, and Welshthrough a time of enormous social, political, and economic turmoil, beginning with the rise of the Third Reich, through the great dramas of World War II, and into the beginning of the long Cold War.Carla von Ulrich, born of German and English parents, finds her life engulfed by the Nazi tide until daring to commit 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 social climber, cares only for popularity and the fast set until war transforms her life, while her cousin Volodya carves out a position in Soviet intelligence that will affect not only this war but also the war to come. Pan Books: Five linked families live out their destinies as the world is shaken by tyranny and war in the mid-twentieth century 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 mothers 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, Pan Macmillan, 2013, 3<

ISBN: 9780330460606

Paperback. Acceptable., 2.5

ISBN: 9780330460606

Paperback. Very Good., 3

ISBN: 9780330460606

Paperback. Good., 2.5