I don't know what other David Baldacci books are like, but I feel like his latest novel Strangers in Time is a bit of a departure from him. I received a free review copy of this book.
The novel, which takes place in London during WWII, follows the lives of three individuals who meet by chance and end up helping one another. There's Charlie, a young boy taken to thievery to find food and rent money for his grandmother who is his only living relative; Molly, a teenage girl returning to the city from the country longing to be reunited with her parents only to find both of them missing from her family home; and Ignatius, a bookshop owner and widower with a secret.
Charlie meets Ignatius after trying to steal from him. Molly meets Charlie while trying to locate her father at his place of work. Charlie introduces Molly to Ignatius, and the rest is history.
I've read many other WWII novels and one of the things I've liked about those is that they introduced me to a part of that history I had never heard of before - libraries in underground shelters, African-American women delivering mail, etc. I can't say the same about this novel. It's an interesting look at how war affects people - young, old, male, female - and the lengths people are willing to go to survive. But at times, the writing (primarily the dialogue) often felt juvenile.
I'd be curious to hear your thoughts about this novel, so let me know what you think of it once it releases on April 15.
Strangers in Time is published by Grand Central Publishing and will be available to purchase on April 15, 2025. I received a free review copy.
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