Winter of the World (2012) (edit title/settings)

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• Lloyd Williams: The son of Ethyl and Bernie Leckwith (and actually the illegitimate son of Earl Fitzherbert), he is an idealistic lad who falls in love with Daisy Peshkov.
• Daisy Peshkov: A driven American social climber who cares only for popularity and society, until the war transforms her life. She moves to England and meets Lloyd Williams and Boy Fitzherbert.
• Maud von Ulrich: English: Wife of Walter von Ulrich, mother of Carla von Ulrich.
• Herr Walter von Ulrich: German: Husband of Maud von Ulrich, father of Carla von Ulrich.
• Chuck Dewar: American, brother of Woody Dewar
• Woody Dewar: The oldest son of an American Senator from Buffalo, New York.
• Carla von Ulrich: Born of German and English parents; her mother is Maud and her brother is Erik; she has a crush on Werner
• Volodya Peshkov: The "son" of a high-ranking Soviet official; he becomes an active spy before, during, and after WWII
• Boy Fitzherbert: The legitimate son of Earl Fitzherbert. He is a fascist supporter and tries to sway British people to his cause.
• Olga Peshkov: Daisy's Mother
• Bobrov: Add a description of this character.
• Dieter Friede
• Anya: Volodya's sister
• Margaret Cowdry: One of Greg's love interests
• Ilse König
• Axel Franck: Brother of Frieda and Werner. Born with spina bifida.
• Herr Jochmann: A German soldier
• Kotya: Volodya's son
• Nelly Fordham
• Ursula Dewar: Mother to Gus Dewar and grandmother to Woody, this lady is the Grand Dame of Buffalo!
• Klaus Richter
• Hannelore Rothmann: Wife of a Jewish doctor. Mother of Eva Rothman. Friends of the Von Ulrich family
• Heinrich von Kessel: German newly recruited spy for the USSR.
• Gladys Angelus: A movie star who was having an affair with Lev Peshkov.
• Dave Williams: Lloyd's cousin. Killed in Spain.
• Earl Fitzherbert: Father of Boy Fitzherbert. Father of Lloyd Williams. Fought in WWI. Injured at battle of Somme
• Georgy Jakes: Jacky Jakes' son.
• Lev Peshkov: Brother of Grigori Peshkov. Father of Daisy and Greg Peshkov. Immigrated to US from Russia. Rules his family and business with an iron fist.
• Willi Frunze: A scientist who worked on Manhattan project. Supports Communism.I suspect that he/his descendants will play a major role in Century Book 3.
• Eva Rothmann: Daughter to Dr. Isaac Rothman. She is sent by her parents to Daisy Peshkov's boarding school in the advent of the war. After Daisy's humiliation at Buffalo, she visits London with Daisy and her mother. Here she marries Jim Murray. She is one of Daisy's closest friends.
• Bella Hernandez: The woman Woody eventually marries
• Werner Franck: Werener Franck is the son of Ludwig Franck, the rich Nazi-supporting automobile manafacturer. He joins the air ministry when he grows up and falls in love with Carla Von Ulrich. He organizes the espionage ring in Berlin to give information to the Soviet Red Army. Later he posted to the Eastern Front.
• Robert von Ulrich: A gay restaurant owner who was an Austrian count at one time and eventually flees to England
• Zoya Vorotsyntsev: A scientist who works on the Soviet Union's nuclear bomb project
• Major Lowther: A surly and uppity major in the British armed forces
• Eth Leckwith: Lloyd's mother who was a housemaid impregnated with him by her married employer in book 1. In this book, she is a well-respected member of the British Parliament (Labor Party), married to a Jewish intellectual, with a daughter as well as Lloyd.
• Thomas Macke: German internal agent
• Dot Renshaw: Acquaintance of Daisy's from Buffalo.
• Gus Dewar: Woody's father--a senator from Buffalo, NY who is a major power-player in Washington, DC
• Rudi Rothmann: Brother of Eva, son of Hannelore and Issac, makes violins.
• Teresa: Helps allied soldiers escape over French-Spanish boarder to safety.
• Jacky Jakes: The 16 year-old "actress," paid for by Greg's father, to deflower him when he was 15.
• Joanne Rouzrokh: Woody's first fiancee
• Monika Franck: The mother of Frieda and Werner
• Ada Hempel: The maid of Maud and Walter von Ulrich
• Erik von Ulrich: The son of Maud and Walter von Ulrich
• Ilya Dvorkin: Russian NKVD married to Anya, Volodya's sister.
• Frieda Franck: Carla's best friend and sister of Werner--the boy that Carla has a crush on
• Joe Brekhunov
• Bernie Leckwith: Lloyd's Jewish stepfather and Eth's husband
• Rebecca Rosen: 13 year old girl, lost both parents in an air-raid. Carla saves from being raped. Now looks to Carla as a mother-figure.
• Lenny Griffiths: Friend of Lloyd's.
• Greg Peshkov: Son of Lev Peshkov and half-brother to Daisy Peshkov Williams

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• Spanish Civil War

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• RAF: Add a description of this organization.

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Preceded by Fall of Giants.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Ken Follett (Author)

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• Library of Congress: PR6056.O45W56 2012
• Dewey: 813.914

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Good for learning about the hard times of WWII. A perfect blend of history and fiction. There are graphic sexual images including rape. Language used is adult. If the book was a movie shown exactly as is, would receive an R rating.

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• Books › Literature & Fiction › Genre Fiction › Historical
• Books › Mystery & Thrillers