David Baldacci

3 weeks ago | bbrief.co.za | David Baldacci

Every second countsBy David BaldacciOrphaned with no prospects, Charlie Matters’ life has always been a fight for survival. He miraculously emerges unscathed from the Blitz. But there’s no telling when the next bomb will fall, and 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 before. But when she finally returns, Molly faces a London changed beyond recognition.

1 month ago | bookbrowse.com | David Baldacci

Write your own review! Elizabeth@Silver's Reviews Elizabeth@Silver's Reviews - DO NOT MISS THIS ONE!! We meet three wonderful characters in 1944 London. Charlie Matters who wears tattered clothes, too-small shoes, who lies to his grandmother, who quit school, and steals things. Molly Wakefield who just returned home to her well-to-do neighborhood after being with a family in the country to avoid the London bombings.

1 month ago | booksofmyheart.net | David Baldacci

Review copy was received from NetGalley. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. Strangers in Time by David Baldacci Published by Grand Central Publishing on April 15, 2025 Genres: Historical Mystery Pages: 448 Format: eARC Source: NetGalley Goodreads Amazon,  Audible,  Libro.fm,  Barnes & Noble,  Apple Fourteen-year-old Charlie Matters is up to no good, but for a very good reason.

1 month ago | bookreporter.com | David Baldacci

“Only the dead have seen the end of war.” — George SantayanaThis sobering quote opens David Baldacci’s latest novel, STRANGERS IN TIME, a stand-alone title set in Great Britain during the Blitz of WWII that so devastated London and the surrounding areas. Our protagonist is 14-year-old Charlie Matters, who lost his parents and grandfather to the horrors of the war. He now lives with his grandmother amidst the rubble-filled neighborhood where he grew up.

1 month ago | kirkusreviews.com | David Baldacci

Hope, excitement, and tragedy will keep rapt readers reaching for their tissues. Three strangers become friends amid the Nazi bombing of London. In 1944, fierce aerial fighting rages over London as the bombs and rockets continue killing and maiming English civilians. A 13-year-old “East End bloke” navigates the rubble and looks for things to steal. He always wishes for inclement weather so the Jerries won’t bomb them.