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Strangers in time / David Baldacci.

ISBN: 9781538742051
ISBN: 1538742055
Physical Description: 433 pages ; 24 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : GCP Grand Central, 2025
Copyright: &copy;2025

Summary:

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 he's old enough to enlist to fight the Germans. Fifteen-year-old Molly Wakefield has just returned to a nearly unrecognizable London after being evacuated to the countryside for nearly five years. Her return, however, is not the homecoming she'd hoped for as she's confronted by a devastating reality: her parents are no longer there. 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. Mourning the recent loss of his wife, Ignatius forms a kinship with both children, and in each other they rediscover the spirit of family each has lost. 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.