Winter: A Berlin Family, 1899-1945 (Bernard Samson, #0) in Espionage Aficionados

Aug 17, 2011 KOMET rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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An interesting novel that explores the lives of a Berlin family spanning both World Wars, with a special focus on 2 brothers within that family whose divergent life journeys prove fateful in startling ways.

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Apr 07, 2018 Bradley West rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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Despite my high regard for Deighton, I approached Winter with trepidation, enticed by neither the period covered (Germany 1900-1945) nor the substantial length. Strong recommendations from friends, plus curiosity as to how it all tied into Game, Set and Match (my favorite spy series after le Carré’s Karla trio) led me to take the plunge. The book is a tour de force featuring detailed biographies of over a dozen characters set against the surreal events preceding and during both world wars. Parti ...more

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Jun 25, 2019 Bradley West rated it it was amazing

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Despite my high regard for Deighton, I approached Winter with trepidation, enticed by neither the period covered (Germany 1899-1945) nor the substantial length. Strong recommendations from friends, plus curiosity as to how it all tied into Game, Set and Match (my favorite spy series after le Carré’s Karla trio) led me to take the plunge. The book is a tour de force featuring detailed biographies of over a dozen characters set against the surreal events preceding and during both world wars. Parti ...more

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Jun 02, 2021 Jonathan rated it it was amazing

Epic and yet intimate at the same time, Winter takes the reader deep inside wartime Germany and looks at how it affected real people. Meeting the relatives of characters we've already met in the Bernard Samson novels adds to the power of the storytelling. ...more

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