There is a special feeling when you read the first book of the trilogy and you like it. Knowing there is more to read, the anticipation for the next book (jet to be written or just to be free at the library).
Here we have the first book in the Century trilogy by Ken Follet. In the first book, Fall of Giants, the story follows five families through the world-shaking dramas of the First World War, the Russian Revolution, and the struggle for votes for women. It is 1911. The Coronation Day of King George V. The Williams, a Welsh coal-mining family, is linked by romance and enmity to the Fitzherberts, aristocratic coal-mine owners. Lady Maud Fitzherbert falls in love with Walter von Ulrich, a spy at the German Embassy in London. Their destiny is entangled with that of an ambitious young aide to U.S. President Woodrow Wilson and to two orphaned Russian brothers, whose plans to emigrate to America fall foul of war, conscription and revolution. 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.
What I love about this book is that is so historically accurate. We have real persons interacting with the fictional characters and all is so well done, that it actually could have happened.
The nail polish is from an old Essence limited edition called Vampire's Love. I have all the polishes from this collection but sadly I managed to destroy one. This one is True Love and it is beautiful (and so was the one I destroyed, I'm still angry about it). It's shimmery violet, the application is flawless and I have nothing bad to say about it.
Have a great day!
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