Century 3. Edge Of Eternity (the Century Trilogy)

It is the third book in the Century Trilogy after Fall of Giants and Winter of the World. As the decisions made in the corridors of power bring the world to the brink of oblivion five families from across the globe are brought together in an unforgettable tale of passion and conflict during the Cold War. When Rebecca Hoffmann a teacher in East Germany finds herself pursued by the secret police she discovers that she has been living a lie. Her younger brother Walli longs to escape across the Berlin Wall to Britain to become part of the burgeoning music scene. n the United States George Jakes a bright young lawyer in the Kennedy administration is a fierce supporter of the Civil Rights movement - as is the woman he is in love with Verena who works for Martin Luther King Jr. Boarding a Greyhound bus in Washington to protest against segregation they begin a fateful journey together. Russian activist Tania Dvorkin narrowly evades capture for producing an illegal news sheet. H