Fall of Giants (The Century Trilogy, #1)

“If he stayed in the pit, he would be an old man at thirty.”

Billy Williams going into the mines at thirteen feels like a gut punch. It shows how fast childhood ended when you were born poor back then.

Walter and Maud falling in love across enemy lines made the war feel personal. Politics eventually turns friends into targets through no fault of their own.

“I'm not a lady. I'm a human being.”

Ethel Williams starts as a housemaid and ends up fighting for the vote. Her evolution shows how much the world shifted for women during those years.

Seeing the Russian Revolution through Grigori's eyes makes the chaos feel real. He just wanted a better life but ended up in a bloodbath.