Fall of Giants

Ken Follett's World Without End was a global phenomenon, beloved by millions of readers and acclaimed by critics. Now his magnificent new historical epic begins with Fall of Giants, 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 ...About The AuthorKen Follett was twenty-seven when he wrote Eye of the Needle, an award-winning thriller that became an international bestseller. After several more successful thrillers, he surprised everyone with The Pillars of the Earth, about the building of a cathedral in the Middle Ages. The Pillars of the Earth continues to captivate readers all over the world. His last book was the long-awaited sequel, World Without End, a number one bestseller in the United States, Great Britain, Germany, Italy, Spain and France.He lives in England with his wife, Barbara Follett.