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Violence
Some
Wartime bombing; death depicted
Language
None
No profanity
Sexual Content
Some
Gay and lesbian relationships; some sexual content
Substance Use
Barely any
Drinking
Emotional Intensity
Some
Wartime trauma; grief; the reshaping of lives by war
What this book is about
Waters's 2006 novel follows four characters in postwar London, told backwards from 1947 to 1941. Gay and lesbian relationships, wartime violence (bombing, rescue work), and trauma. For adults.
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Gay and lesbian relationships
Wartime violence
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