Book
Winter
First published 1987
The Winter family’s story begins in imperial Germany and follows two brothers, Peter and Paul, through the upheavals that transform Berlin during the first half of the twentieth century. Their lives are shaped by the First World War, revolution, inflation and the unstable politics of the Weimar Republic, while family loyalties become increasingly difficult to separate from political identity.
The rise of Nazism drives the brothers onto different paths and tests friendships, marriages and ambitions that once seemed private. By carrying the family through dictatorship and the Second World War, Deighton creates the background to people and institutions that later influence the Bernard Samson novels, while also presenting a self-contained family saga of modern Germany.
More from this period
5 more top-rated novels about World War I
Ranked by rating and voting volume; books already shown on this page are omitted.
More from this period
2 more top-rated novels about Weimar Germany
Ranked by rating and voting volume; books already shown on this page are omitted.
More from this period
5 more top-rated novels about Nazi Germany
Ranked by rating and voting volume; books already shown on this page are omitted.
More by the author
Other books by Len Deighton
Discover more
Authors similar to Len Deighton
Recommended from shared genres and periods.
William Boyd
20 books
Graham Greene
17 books
Jeffrey Archer
18 books
Ken Follett
16 books
Christopher Nicole
49 books