Winter of the World

Cast of characters
American
Dewar family

Vyalov family

Senator Gus Dewar

Lev Peshkov
Rosa Dewar, his wife
Olga Peshkov, his wife
Woody Dewar, their elder son
Daisy Peshkov, their daughter
Chuck Dewar, their younger son
Marga, Levs mistress
Ursula Dewar, Guss mother
Greg Peshkov, son of Lev and Marga
Gladys Angelus, film star, also Levs mistress

Rouzrokh family

Buffalo socialites

Dave Rouzrokh
Joanne Rouzrokh, his daughter

Dot Renshaw
Charlie Farquharson

Others
Joe Brekhunov, a thug
Brian Hall, union organizer
Jacky Jakes, starlet

Eddie Parry, sailor, friend of Chucks

Captain Vandermeier, Chucks superior
Margaret Cowdry, beautiful heiress

Real historical characters

President F. D. Roosevelt
Marguerite Missy LeHand, his assistant
Vice-President Harry Truman

Cordell Hull, Secretary of State

Sumner Welles, Undersecretary of State
Colonel Leslie Groves, Army Corps of Engineers

English & Scottish

Fitzherbert family
Earl Fitzherbert, called Fitz
Princess Elizaveta, called Bea, his wife

Boy Fitzherbert, Viscount Aberowen, their older son

Andy, their younger son

Leckwith-Williams family
Ethel Leckwith (ne Williams), MP for Aldgate
Bernie Leckwith, Ethels husband

Lloyd Williams, Ethels son, Bernies Stepson

Millie Leckwith, Ethel and Bernies daughter

Others
Ruby Carter, friend of Lloyds
Sir Bartholomew (Bing) Westhampton, friend of Fitzs
Lindy and Lizzie Westhamptom, Bings twin daughters
Jimmy Murray, son of General Murray

Marguis of Lowther, called Lowthie

Naomi Avery, Millies best friend
Abe Avery, Naomis brother
May Murray, his sister

Real historical characters

Ernest Bevin, MP, Foreign Secretary

Russian
Peshkov family
Grigori Peshkov
Katerina, his wife

Vladimir, always called Volodya, their son

Anya, their daughter

Others
Zoya Vorotsynstev, physicist
Ilya Dvorkin, officer of the secret police

Colonel Lemitov, Volodyas boss

Colonel Bobrov, Red Army officer in Spain

Real historical characters

Lavrentiy Beria, head of the secret police

Vyacheslav Molotov, Foreign Minister

Spanish
Teresa, literacy teacher

German & Austrian

Von Ulrich family
Walter von Ulrich
Ada Hempel, their maid
Maud (ne Lady Maud Fitzherbert), his wife
Kurt, Adas illegitimate son
Erik, their son
Robert von Ulrich, Walters second cousin
Carla, their daughter
Jrg Schleicher, Roberts partner
Rebecca Rosen, an orphan

Franck family
Ludwig Franck
Frieda, their daughter
Monika (ne Monika von der Helbard), his wife
Axel, their younger son
Werner, their elder son
Ritter, chauffer
Count Konrad von der Helbard, Monikas father

Rothmann family
Dr Issac Rothmann
Hannelore Rothmann, his wife
Von Kessel family
Gottfried von Kessel, deputy for the Centre Party

Eva, their daughter

Rudi, their son
Heinrich von Kessel, his son

Gestapo
Commissar Thomas Macke
Inspector Kringelein, Mackes boss
Gnther Schneider

Reinhold Wagner
Klaus Richter

Others
Hermann Braun, Eriks best friend
Sergeant Schwab, gardener
Wilhelm Frunze, scientist

Welsh
Williams family
David Williams, called Dai, Granda
Cara Williams, Grandmam
Dave, Billy's elder son

Billy Williams, MP for Aberowen

Mildred, Billys wife
Keir, Billys younger son

Griffiths family
Tommy Griffiths, Billy Williamss political agent

Lenny Griffiths, Tommys son

About the author

Ken Follett is the author of twenty bestsellers, from the
groundbreaking Eye of the Needle to The Pillars of the Earth
his bestselling book and World Without End.
About the book
Winter of the World is the second novel in Kens Century
trilogy, and the sequel to the best-selling Fall of Giants.
It follows the fates of five interrelated families American,
German, Russian, English and Welsh as they move through
the world-shaking dramas of the First World War, the Russian
Revolution, and the struggle for womens suffrage.

More information on Winter of the World and The Century Trilogy

is available at http://www.ken-follett.com