![]() ![]() She travels to England where she has two suitors-half-brothers who are unaware of the other's existence. One of the main characters is Daisy Peshkov, the daughter of a rich man whose story was told in the previous book. This is a world where human beings continue to live despite the threat of violence, so there's love as well as war going on at the same time. This second book spans the years 1933-1949, so there are a new set of historical events in the background, such as World War II, the Spanish Civil War and Russia under Stalin's regime. In Fall of Giants, Follett detailed historical events such as women's suffrage, the first world war, the Russian revolution and the growing tension between the working class and the aristocracy. Winter of the World is the second part of Ken Follett's Century trilogy, the first part being Fall of Giants which spanned the years 1911-1924. ![]()
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