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Century 1. Fall of Giants

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Ken Follett’s magnificent historical epic begins as five interrelated families move through the momentous dramas of the First World War, the Russian Revolution, and the struggle for women’s suffrage.

A thirteen-year-old Welsh boy enters a man’s world in the mining pits. . . . An American law student rejected in love finds a surprising new career in Woodrow Wilson’s White House. . . . A housekeeper for the aristocratic Fitzherberts takes a fateful step above her station, while Lady Maud Fitzherbert herself crosses deep into forbidden territory when she falls in love with a German spy. . . . And two orphaned Russian brothers embark on radically different paths when their plan to emigrate to America falls afoul of war, conscription, and revolution. 

From the dirt and danger of a coal mine to the glittering chandeliers of a palace, from the corridors of power to the bedrooms of the mighty, Fall of Giants takes us into the inextricably entangled fates of five families—and into a century that we thought we knew, but that now will never seem the same again. . . .

Editions (6)

ISBN9780451232854
PublisherPenguin LLC US
Publication Date09/04/12
Pages960

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  • rebs
    rebs

    35 Followers

    4.0

    Ein Re-Read, der sich definitiv gelohnt hat! Das Buch unterschiedlichen Familien kurz vor, während und nach dem Ersten Weltkrieg. Es ist mitreißend geschrieben und im Laufe der Geschichte kristallisieren sich immer mehr die Motive der einzelnen Charaktere raus - auch wenn diese nicht „in Stein gemeißelt“ sind und durch die historischen Ereignisse beeinflusst werden. Ein dickes Buch, bei dem dranbleiben gar nicht schwer fällt 🤍

    Apr 24, 2024

  • nitin
    nitin

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    4.0

    A novel describing the world war from the perspectives of citizens from all major participating nations. Ken Follett is as entertaining as Jeffery Archer minis the happy endings. He shows the reality proving that war is never beneficial whether you win or lose it. And it is a result of inflated egos rather than a thought out strategy.

    Sep 29, 2022

  • 2.0

    A dragging, not really interesting story that had to be read because I have a sequel at home. I gave it two stars just because I don't really give one star to the book I hope the sequel would be better... Vlečna, nič kaj zanimiva zgodba, ki jo je bilo treba prebrati, ker imam doma nadaljevanje. Dala sem ji dve zvezdici samo zato, ker knjigi v resnici ne dam ene zvezdice. Upam, da bo nadaljevanje boljše...

    Jan 12, 2024

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