Edge of Eternity

In 1961, just before the Berlin Wall goes up, teacher Rebecca Hoffman learns her husband is Stasi and flees west. Musician Walli Franck escapes East Germany and becomes a rock star, and Lili Franck protests through song. In the US, lawyer George Jakes works for Robert Kennedy during the civil rights movement. In Moscow, Dmitri Dvorkin advises the Kremlin while Tanya Dvorkin secretly writes against the regime. In London, Dave Williams starts a band, and Cameron Dewar goes from the Nixon White House to the CIA. In the end, a family split by the Wall is reunited the night it falls in 1989, and an epilogue shows Obama's 2008 election.

1. Behind the scenesHistory readers lived through

   Follett said researching recent history is harder, because many readers remember those years and will spot any mistake.

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2. Behind the scenesHow people crossed the Wall

   In 2012, already preparing book three, Follett gave an example of the kind of detail he hunts down before writing: exactly how people crossed the Berlin Wall.

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3. ReferenceThe Brits head to America

   Unlike the first two books, this one barely touches British politics. Most of the British characters move to the US and get involved in American politics.

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4. Behind the scenesA 2008 epilogue

   The story runs from 1961 to 1989, but the epilogue jumps to the night Barack Obama was elected in 2008. It's the last stop on the trilogy's journey.

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