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Title:
Fall of Giants
Genre:
Historical Fiction
Thriller
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Series:
Century Trilogy
Series Order:
1
Binding:
Hardcover
Edition:
1st
Printing:
1st
Narrative:
Alternating Person
Type of Book:
Fiction
Number of Pages:
985
Number of Chapters:
48
Date Added:
2018-06-26 17:46:50
Synopsis:
Five families are brought together through the world-shaking dramas of the First World War, the Russian Revolution and the struggle for votes for women.
It is 1911, and the coronation day of King George V. Thirteen-year-old Billy Williams begins his first day at work in a coal mine.
The Williams family is connected by romance and enmity to the Fitzherberts, aristocratic coal-mine owners. Lady Maud Fitzherbert falls in love with Walter von Ulrich, a spy at the German Embassy in London. Their destiny is entangled with that if Gus Dewar, ambitious young aide to U.S. President Woodrow Wilson. Two orphaned Russian brothers soon become involved, but Grigori and Lev Peshkov’s plan to emigrate to America falls foul of war, conscription and revolution.
’Fall if Giants’ combines richly developed historical detail with fast-moving action and powerful emotion to deliver this absorbing narrative.
It is 1911, and the coronation day of King George V. Thirteen-year-old Billy Williams begins his first day at work in a coal mine.
The Williams family is connected by romance and enmity to the Fitzherberts, aristocratic coal-mine owners. Lady Maud Fitzherbert falls in love with Walter von Ulrich, a spy at the German Embassy in London. Their destiny is entangled with that if Gus Dewar, ambitious young aide to U.S. President Woodrow Wilson. Two orphaned Russian brothers soon become involved, but Grigori and Lev Peshkov’s plan to emigrate to America falls foul of war, conscription and revolution.
’Fall if Giants’ combines richly developed historical detail with fast-moving action and powerful emotion to deliver this absorbing narrative.
Author:
Ken Follett
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Publisher:
Dutton
Barcode:
9780525951650
Place of Printing:
Usa
Publication Date:
2010-10-01
Publication Year:
2010
Copyright Year:
2010
OCLC:
Box 5
Number of Copies:
1
Language:
English
Publisher Location:
England
Has Dustcover:
Yes
Automatic Estimated Value:
~$8.99
Automatic Estimated Date:
2026-03-03
Date Added:
2018-06-26 17:46:50
