Fall of Giants
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.
A thirteen-year-old Welsh boy enters a man’s world in the mining pits. . . . An American law student rejected in love finds a surprising new career in Woodrow Wilson’s White House. . . . A housekeeper for the aristocratic Fitzherberts takes a fateful step above her station, while Lady Maud Fitzherbert herself crosses deep into forbidden territory when she falls in love with a German spy. . . . And two orphaned Russian brothers embark on radically different paths when their plan to emigrate to America falls afoul of war, conscription, and revolution.
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, Fall of Giants takes us into the inextricably entangled fates of five families—and into a century that we thought we knew, but that now will never seem the same again. . . .
Reviews
An excellent fiction based on historical events. The book takes you through WWI as if you were actually there.
By SDBernardo
This outstanding novel follows the lives of five families of different social standing. Some are aristocrats who inherited positions of power and influence. Others working class. The Tzar and his family in Russia have been murdered by the new Russian leaders party of followers led by Lenin and Trotsky. In Germany the kaiser has been removed. Europe is teetering on the edge of mass violence. World War 1 is a heartbeat away. Britan has entered the fray and shortly America will.THe war finally ends and the powers to be Britan and France want to punish Germany. America under President Wilson disagrees with punishing the German people. Then another world incident occurs in Munich. An individual and some of his followers are arrested. A man named Adolph Hilter. An excellent read!! My highest recommendation!!
By Wet again
Ken Follett is a wonderful storyteller.
By ¥638（
The way Follet weaves historical events within the narratives of fictional characters is superb.
By Mthr fkr
Fantastic story and excellent account of history, as always with Ken Follett!! I thoroughly enjoyed it!ill immediately start the next in the series.
By Ptvogelzang