Strangers in Time
Every Second Counts In This Instant Sunday-Times-Bestselling Gripping Wartime Drama
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4.2 • 117 Ratings
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- £5.99
Publisher Description
‘A masterpiece’ – Lisa Scottoline
In 1944, during one of the fiercest conflicts the world has ever known, three strangers’ lives collide . . .
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EVERY SECOND COUNTS
An orphan with no prospects, Charlie Matters’ life has always been a fight for survival. He emerged miraculously unscathed from the Blitz, but there’s no telling when the next bomb will fall, or whether it will be the one to end his life.
Molly Wakefield’s dreams of a joyful homecoming are all she’s had to hold on to after being evacuated to the countryside five years ago. But when she finally returns, Molly faces a London changed beyond recognition, and the devastating news that neither of her parents are there.
Charlie’s and Molly’s paths converge at The Book Keep, where they find an unexpected ally and protector in the bookshop’s owner, widower Ignatius Oliver. But the trio’s newfound peace is jeopardized as past secrets catch up with them. Can they help one another survive this turbulent time? Or will they be ripped apart from the last remaining people they hold dear?
Journey back to wartime London with Strangers in Time, a gripping wartime drama from David Baldacci, the internationally bestselling author of The 6:20 Man and A Calamity of Souls.
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KILLER TWISTS. HEROES TO BELIEVE IN. TRUST BALDACCI.
‘A visceral reminder that war creates the most indefatigable bonds between unlikely souls’ – Jodi Picoult
‘A book that will stay with you’ – Ann Cleeves
‘Captivating, tender, brutal and brilliant’ – Peter James
‘Baldacci is the master’ – Jeffrey Archer
‘Baldacci is still peerless’ – The Sunday Times
‘One of the world’s best thriller masters’ – Daily Mail
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Thriller writer Baldacci (To Die For) turns to historical fiction with the arresting story of an unlikely trio who come together in 1944 after their lives were transformed by the London Blitz. Charlie Matters, an orphaned, street-smart 13-year-old, lives with his grandmother and uses his wits to survive. After Charlie steals money and a book from widower Ignatius Oliver's bookshop, he returns everything out of guilt and Oliver befriends him. Molly Wakefield, 15, returns to London after a yearslong evacuation in the countryside to discover that both her parents are missing. She meets Charlie on the street and asks him to guide her to the government office where she believes her father works, but he's nowhere to be found. Later, while looking for Charlie, Molly meets Oliver, who's impressed by her maturity and kindness. After Charlie's grandmother dies and Molly's home is destroyed by another round of German bombings, Oliver takes in the two teenagers. As the three weather more assaults on the city, the author illustrates the horrors of war and the utter helplessness of citizens in the face of such daunting challenges. Though the novel is marred by an unnecessary and far-fetched plot twist near the end, Baldacci's strong character work highlights the trio's courage and tenacity, as do the wrenching depictions of London's wartime devastation. It's a touching tale of a found family. Agents: Aaron Priest and Mitch Hoffman, Aaron M. Priest Literary.
Customer Reviews
Such a shock
Surely this is not a Baldacci book 🤔
But it is and what a surprising read.
Had me in tears (really) in several places and it is possibly the best, most entertaining and, unfortunately, tell it like it is - book, I have ever read.
Don’t miss out on this one it just lifts you up 😎