Book : Edge Of Eternity Book Three Of The Century Trilogy -.

-Titulo Original : Edge Of Eternity Book Three Of The Century Trilogy

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Penguin Books

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Ken Folletts extraordinary historical epic, the Century Trilogy, reaches its sweeping, passionate conclusion.In Fall of Giants and Winter of the World, Ken Follett followed the fortunes of five international families-American, German, Russian, English, and Welsh-as they made their way through the twentieth century. Now they come to one of the most tumultuous eras of all: the 1960s through the 1980s, from civil rights, assassinations, mass political movements, and Vietnam to the Berlin Wall, the Cuban Missile Crisis, presidential impeachment, revolution-and rock and roll. East German teacher Rebecca Hoffmann discovers she’s been spied on by the Stasi for years and commits an impulsive act that will affect her family for the rest of their lives. . . . George Jakes, the child of a mixed-race couple, bypasses a corporate law career to join Robert F. Kennedys Justice Department and finds himself in the middle of not only the seminal events of the civil rights battle but a much more personal battle of his own. . . . Cameron Dewar, the grandson of a senator, jumps at the chance to do some official and unofficial espionage for a cause he believes in, only to discover that the world is a much more dangerous place than hed imagined. . . . Dimka Dvorkin, a young aide to Nikita Khrushchev, becomes an agent both for good and for ill as the United States and the Soviet Union race to the brink of nuclear war, while his twin sister, Tanya, carves out a role that will take her from Moscow to Cuba to Prague to Warsaw-and into history. Review Praise for Edge of Eternity [Follett] is a commanding storyteller who has taken on an impossibly large task and accomplished it with passion, intelligence, and skill. Like its predecessors, Edge of Eternity is a solid, rigorously researched work of popular fiction. Its an honest entertainment that brings back vivid, sometimes painful, memories of the not-too-distant past. -The Washington PostEdge of Eternity is as compulsively readable a mighty page-turner as its two predecessors.-The Seattle Times Hugely ambitious, the trilogy serves as a massive history lesson as well as an example of good, old-fashioned storytelling.-The New York Daily NewsFollett never forgets he is telling a story. The historical events are the backdrop but the characters are the focal point. Good storytellers know this and Follett is an excellent one.-The Huffington PostMesmerizing . . . flowing with spicy, expertly paced melodrama, character-rich exploits, familial histrionics, and international intrigue.-Publishers Weekly (starred review)Worth the wait. . . . Once again, Follett has written pitch-perfect popular fiction that readers will devour.-Library Journal (starred review)A glorious conclusion to a remarkable trilogy that is wonderful, exhilarating reading for all ages. Fine, fine historical fiction.-Historical Novel Society Follett does an outstanding job of interweaving and personalizing complicated narratives set on a multicultural stage.-BooklistFollett . . . knows how to turn in a robust yarn without too much slack . . . a well-written entertainment.-Kirkus ReviewsA fascinating, sprawling, epic conclusion to Ken Folletts Century Trilogy.-The Minneapolis Star Tribune Praise for Winter of the WorldThis book is truly epic. . . . The reader will probably wish there were a thousand more pages.-The Huffington PostSome of the biggest-picture fiction being written today.-The Seattle TimesFolletts real gifts are those of a natural storyteller: swift, cinematic pacing, the ability to juggle multiple narratives coherently, and an eye for the telling detail . . . a consistently compelling portrait of a world in crisis.-The Washington PostGripping . . . powerful. -The New York TimesMasterfully sweeping stories . . . political intrigue, amorous episodes, suspense, and drama. History comes to life. -The Louisville Courier-Journal Follett is so good at plotting a