Winter of the World

<p><b><i>Winter of the World</i> is the second novel in Ken Follett's uniquely ambitious Century trilogy. On its own or read in sequence with <i>Fall of Giants</i> and <i>Edge of Eternity</i>, this is a spellbinding epic of global conflict and personal drama during World War II.<br><br>A Battle of Ideals</b><br>It is 1933 and, at Cambridge, Lloyd Williams is drawn to irresistible socialite Daisy Peshkov, who represents everything that his left-wing family despise. But Daisy is more interested in aristocratic Boy Fitzherbert, a leader in the British Union of Fascists.<br><br><b>An Evil Uprising</b><br>Berlin is in turmoil. Eleven-year-old Carla von Ulrich struggles to understand the tensions disrupting her family as Hitler strengthens his grip on Germany. Many are resolved to oppose Hitler&rsquo;s brutal regime &ndash; but are they willing to betray their country?<br><br><b>A Global Conflict on a Scale Never Seen Before</b><br>Shaken by the tyranny and the prospect of war, the lives of five families become ever more enmeshed. 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?</p>