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Violence
Some
WWII bombing violence, deaths, and the chaos of Dunkirk
Language
Barely any
Clean historical fiction prose
Sexual Content
Barely any
No sexual content
Substance Use
Barely any
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Some
Growing dread as the historians realize they may be permanently stranded; anxiety about changing history
What this book is about
Three Oxford historians find themselves trapped in various WWII settings—London during the Blitz, Dunkirk, rural England—as the time-travel retrieval system inexplicably fails to bring them home in this meticulous first half of a WWII time-travel epic.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
WWII violence, bombing, and wartime death
Historical trauma and survival tension
Cliffhanger ending—requires companion volume All Clear
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