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  • Winter of the World

  • The Century Trilogy, Book 2
  • Written by: Ken Follett
  • Narrated by: John Lee
  • Length: 31 hrs and 43 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (351 ratings)

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Winter of the World

Written by: Ken Follett
Narrated by: John Lee
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Publisher's Summary

Picking up where Fall of Giants, the first novel in the extraordinary Century Trilogy, left off, Winter of the World follows its five interrelated families - American, German, Russian, English, and Welsh - through 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.

©2012 Ken Follett (P)2012 Penguin Audiobooks

What the critics say

"Gripping....powerful." (The New York Times)

"[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)

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

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I didn't want it to end!

Believable characters and intricate plot. I love learning history through story. I highly recommend this book

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Beautiful

The author beautifully brings along the devastation of two world wars, what led up to them and the characters that shaped and lived them.

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Excellent

No better way to learn about the history and be engaged at once. Definitely recommend it.

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Damn

The ties to real events and people, with the fiction of the main characters paints pictures of real events. that that I was never able to imagine from other books.

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Anything written By Ken Follet and read by john Lee is 10/10

Probably my new favourite book, look forward to listening to the next book in the series.

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The hits just keep on coming…

Mr Follet delivers again. Sweeping, epic, inspired storytelling! Beautifully read by Mr Lee. On to book three…

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History Can Repeat...

A great telling of a historic horror through fiction. A parable to the present. The narration was brilliant.

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Awesome

Enjoyed everything about this book. Excellently written and skilfully narrated. Sadly, listened to at this time it emphasizes just how true is the phrase “history repeats”.

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Fabulous

Spellbinding from beginning to end, now giving a very accurate depiction of the events leading up to, during and after the Second World War, following the fictional family lineage depicted in the first book of the series. In my opinion one of the best ways possible to re-discover and learn the history of the Second World War.

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Great story

Ive read these books before because it is such a great series! Very easy to listen to.

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