Strangers in Time: A World War II Novel

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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Calamity of Souls comes a David Baldacci novel, set in London in 1944, about a bereaved book shop owner and two teenagers scarred by the second world warand the healing and hope they find in one another.

Fourteen-year-old Charlie Matters is up to no good, but for a very good reason. Without parents, peerage, or merit, ducking school but barred from actual work, he steals what he needs, living day-to-day until hes old enough to enlist to fight the Germans. After barely surviving the Blitz, Charlie knows theres no telling when a falling bomb might end his life. 

Fifteen-year-old Molly Wakefield has just returned to a nearly unrecognizable London. One of millions of people to have been evacuated to the countryside via Operation Pied Piper, Molly has been away from her parentsfrom her homefor nearly five years. Her return, however, is not the homecoming shed hoped for as shes confronted by a devastating reality: neither of her parents are there, only her old nanny, Mrs. Pride. 

Without guardians and stability, Charlie and Molly find an unexpected ally and protector in Ignatius Oliver, and solace at his book shop, The Book Keep, where "a book a day keeps the bombs away". Mourning the recent loss of his wife, Ignatius forms a kinship with both children, and in each otherover the course of the greatest armed conflict the world had ever seenthey rediscover the spirit of family each has lost. 

But Charlies escapades in the city have not gone unnoticed, and someones been following Molly since she returned to London. And Ignatius is reeling from a secret Imogen long kept from him while she was alivesomething so shocking it resulted in her death, and his life being turned upside down.  

As bombs continue to bear down on the city, Charlie, Molly, and Ignatius learn that while the perils of war rage on, their coming together and trusting one another may be the only way for them to survive. 

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"A totally engrossing novel about war, friendship and the resilience of youth. A book that will stay with you."Ann Cleeves, New York Times bestselling author

"If Dickens had written a novel set in the WW2 London Blitz, he could not have bettered this. Captivating, tender, brutal and brilliant."Peter James, #1 Sunday Times bestselling author

"The author does a terrific job of transporting the reader back in time to a tumultuous period of living in London, and readers will practically smell the smoke and feel surrounded by rubble from the shattered buildings. Another great tale from a grandmaster storyteller."firstCLUE

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DAVID BALDACCI is a global #1 bestselling author, and one of the world's favorite storytellers. His books are published in over forty-five languages and in more than eighty countries, with 150 million copies sold worldwide. His works have been adapted for both feature film and television. David Baldacci is also the cofounder, along with his wife, of the Wish You Well Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting literacy efforts across America. Still a resident of his native Virginia, he invites you to visit him at DavidBaldacci.com and his foundation at WishYouWellFoundation.org.