Follett, Ken
Fall of Giants (The Century Trilogy)
- ISBN 13:
- 9781509848515
- author:
- Follett, Ken
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Pan Books
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2018
- Pages:
- 864
- Dimensions:
- 19.7 x 13.1 x 5.5 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, Thrillers, Historical
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 4 working days
Description
Billy Williams' life is about to change forever. In 1911, he begins working down the mines as George V is crowned king, unaware that his family's fate is inextricably linked with that of the aristocratic owners of the coal mine. As tensions rise between the empire nations, Billy's world is turned upside down by the arrival of Maud Fitzherbert, who falls in love with Walter von Ulrich, a spy at the German embassy in London. The lives of five families become entwined, their destinies forever changed by the outbreak of war and the turmoil that follows. As the Great War unfolds, love and loyalty are tested, and the fragile bonds between the families are stretched to the breaking point. Against the backdrop of revolution and war, the lives of Billy, Maud, Walter, Gus Dewar, and the Peshkov brothers become inextricably linked, their futures forever changed by the events of 1914. In this epic saga, the lives of ordinary people are transformed by the extraordinary events of a century.