Winter Of The World

Ken Follett Was Born In Cardiff, Wales. Barred From Watching Films And Television By His Parents, He Developed An Early Interest In Reading Thanks To A Local Library. After Studying Philosophy At University College London, He Became Involved In Centre-Left Politics, Entering Into Journalism Soon After. His First Thriller, The Wartime Spy Drama Eye Of The Needle, Became An International Bestseller And Has Sold Over 10 Million Copies. He Then Astonished Everyone With His First Historical Novel, The Pillars Of The Earth, The Story Of The Building Of A Medieval Cathedral, Which Went On To Become One Of The Most Beloved Books Of The Twentieth Century. One Of The Most Popular Authors In The World, His Many Books, Including The Kingsbridge Series And The Century Trilogy, Have Sold More Than 178 Million Copies. A Father And Husband, Ken Lives With His Wife In England And Enjoys Travelling The World When He Can.Ken Follett's Number One Bestselling Century Trilogy Of Novels Follows The Fate Of Five Intertwined Families From Across The Globe - American, German, Russian, English And Welsh - Throughout The Twentieth Century. The Historical Trilogy Begins With Fall Of Giants, Which Encompasses The Russian Revolution, The Suffragette Movement And The First World War, With Richly Portrayed Characters. The Second Novel, Winter Of The World, Continues The Journey Through The Spanish Civil War, The Rise Of The Nazis And The Ensuing Tragedy Of The Second World War. The Story Concludes In Edge Of Eternity Where The Cold War And The Cuban Missile Crisis Bring The World To The Brink Of Oblivion - Sweeping From The 1960S To The 1980S, The Families Experience The Enormous Social, Political And Economic Turmoil Of The Era Through The Civil Rights Movement, The Construction Of The Berlin Wall And The Vietnam War. Ken Follett Is Also The Author Of The Phenomenally Popular Kingsbridge Novels, Including The Pillars Of The Earth And World Without End.