Winter

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Peter and Paul, the two sons of German businessman Harald Winter, are bonded together by a childhood trauma. But as they grow up the brothers also grow apart. When the shadow of the Third Reich falls they become divided by war and their differing ideals - only to meet again years later at the Nuremberg trials. An epic prelude to the Bernard Samson Game, Set and Match trilogy, Winter is a rich, tragic portrait of the fortunes of a family, and a nation, over half a century.

'A monumental work ... brilliantly executed' Daily Telegraph

'The pace and tension leave one almost breathless. A frightening yet compelling novel' Sunday Telegraph


© Len Deighton 1987 (P) Penguin Audio 2021

Critics Review

  • Deighton’s research and plotting are as surefooted as ever, while the pace and tension leave one almost breathless. A frightening yet compelling novel.

    Sunday Telegraph
  • A monumental work … brilliantly executed.

    Daily Telegraph
  • Deighton is a fearless observer of the deceptive human world.

    New Statesman
  • Deighton’s most ambitious and subtle book to date, an epic fiction.

    Evening Standard

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