Winter of the World (Century Trilogy 2)

To the memory of my grandparents,

Tom and Minnie Follett

Arthur and Bessie Evans

Cast of characters

American

Dewar Family

Senator Gus Dewar

Rosa Dewar, his wife

Woody Dewar, their elder son

Chuck Dewar, their younger son

Ursula Dewar, Gus’s mother

Peshkov Family

Lev Peshkov

Olga Peshkov, his wife

Daisy Peshkov, their daughter

Marga, Lev’s mistress

Greg Peshkov, son of Lev and Marga

Gladys Angelus, film star, also Lev’s mistress

Rouzrokh Family

Dave Rouzrokh

Joanne Rouzrokh, his daughter

Buffalo Socialites

Dot Renshaw

Charlie Farquharson

Others

Joe Brekhunov, a thug

Brian Hall, union organizer

Jacky Jakes, starlet

Eddie Parry, sailor, friend of Chuck’s

Captain Vandermeier, Chuck’s 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

Fitzherbert Family

Earl Fitzherbert, called Fitz

Princess Elizaveta, called Bea, his wife

‘Boy’ Fitzherbert, Viscount Aberowen, their elder son

Andy, their younger son

Leckwith-Williams Family

Ethel Leckwith (nee Williams), Member of Parliament for Aldgate