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  • Winter of the World

  • The Century Trilogy, Book 2
  • Written by: Ken Follett
  • Narrated by: John Lee
  • Length: 12 hrs and 59 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (18 ratings)

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Winter of the World

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

Ken Follett follows up his number one New York Times best seller Fall of Giants with a brilliant, pause-resisting epic about the heroism and honor of World War II, and the dawn of the atomic age.

Winter of the World picks up right where the first book left off, as its five interrelated families - American, German, Russian, English, Welsh - enter a time of enormous social, political, and economic turmoil, beginning with the rise of the Third Reich, through the Spanish Civil War and the great dramas of World War II, up to the explosions of the American and Soviet atomic bombs.

Carla von Ulrich, born of German and English parents, finds her life engulfed by the Nazi tide until she commits 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 American social climber, cares only for popularity and the fast set, until the war transforms her life, not just once but twice, while her cousin Volodya carves out a position in Soviet intelligence that will affect not only this war - but the war to come.

These characters and many others find their lives inextricably entangled as their experiences illuminate the cataclysms that marked the century. From the drawing rooms of the rich to the blood and smoke of battle, their lives intertwine, propelling the reader into dramas of ever-increasing complexity.

As always with Ken Follett, the historical background is brilliantly researched and rendered, the action fast-moving, the characters rich in nuance and emotion. With passion and the hand of a master, he brings us into a world we thought we knew, but now will never seem the same again.

©2012 Ken Follett (P)2012 Penguin Audio

What the critics say

"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)

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Why is half the book missing

A good portion of the book is missing. This makes the story choppy and would probably confuse someone who had not read the book before

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So many chapters left out

This is not an audio version of the story as many chapters have been left out. I love the book, but leaving out 50-100 pages makes no sense

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