In a plot of unfolding drama and intriguing complexity, "Fall of Giants" moves seamlessly from Washington to St Petersburg, 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. President Woodrow Wilson and to two orphaned Russian brothers, whose plans to emigrate to America fall foul of war, conscription and revolution. Their destiny is entangled with that of an ambitious young aide to U.S. Lady Maud Fitzherbert falls in love with Walter von Ulrich, a spy at the German Embassy in London. A thirteen-year-old Welsh boy enters a man’s world in the mining pits. 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. The Williams, a Welsh coal-mining family, is linked by romance and enmity to the Fitzherberts, aristocratic coal-mine owners. 18,93 2 De 2ª mano desde 11,69 6 Nuevo desde 18,93. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: This is a huge novel that follows five families through the world-shaking dramas of the First World War, the Russian Revolution, and the struggle for votes for women. Edges of dust jacket have moderate bumping. More specifically: Boards have no wear, rubbing or soiling. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in near fine condition and comes in very good dust jacket. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Palgrave Macmillan, UK, 2010.
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