Winter of the World by Ken Follet

The first time I read the Fall of Giants by Ken Follet, I was hooked. As much as I am not a telenovela fan, this is my own guilty telenovela pleasure in literary form. I was hooked on the well versed effort and epic story of the main characters and how their lives are gracefully intertwined in the face of war. 

It took about 2 years for me to wait for the 2nd book and another couple of months to wait for a paperback version to come out. Finally I got it this year. 

This is the 2nd book of Ken Follet's Century Trilogy. The story centralizes on the 2nd generation of Fitzherberts, Peshkovs and Von Ulrichs and how their lives are magnificently intertwined in politics, war and relations. While the first book was set up on the 1st world war, the 2nd book is set in 2nd world war from the start of a rising power of Nazi Regime. More characters are introduced with sweeping connections with the main characters. There are the usual topics of betrayal, familial ties, politics and romance that are brilliantly knitted to create another epic story. Honestly, I don't know Ken Follet does it. How he maintains and flourishes stories with infinite characters in this magnitude. Think of Pillars of the earth. This involved clearly a lot of thought, writing and immersion to the web of characters. This is again an epic read. 

Best to read it on vacation! 

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**Out in the leading bookstores. Got mine in Fully booked, mass paperback.