Mystery
Strangers in time
2025·435 pages
In wartime London, two teens and a grieving bookseller form an unlikely family amid the Blitz's dangers and secrets.
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In wartime London, two teens and a grieving bookseller form an unlikely family amid the Blitz's dangers and secrets.
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Fourteen-year-old Charlie Matters is up to no good, but for a very good reason. Without parents, peerage, or merit, he steals what he needs, living day-to-day until he’s old enough to enlist to fight the Germans. After barely surviving the Blitz, Charlie knows there’s 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 children to have been evacuated to the countryside Molly has been away ...
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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No sexual content depicted. Content warnings mention rape as part of the narrative.
Violence & gore
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Frequent depictions of war violence, bombings, and graphic injuries during the Blitz.
Profanity
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No evidence found in available sources.
Substance use
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LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Magic & witchcraft
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No occult or magical themes depicted.
Occult / demonology
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No evidence found in available sources.
Political content
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Moderate focus on wartime societal issues and class disparities in 1940s London.
Self-harm / suicide
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Depictions of death by suicide mentioned in content warnings.
Abuse & suffering
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Central themes of war trauma, loss, and systemic suffering; child neglect depicted. Content warnings mention rape as part of the narrative.
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