Summary of David Baldacci's Strangers in Time

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Bestselling author David Baldacci’s Strangers in Time (2025) tells the story of two teenagers whose fates intertwine in war-torn 1944 London. Charlie Matters, an orphan, resorts to petty theft to survive, while Molly Wakefield returns from five years of evacuation to find her parents gone. Ignatius Oliver, a bookseller grieving the loss of his wife, offers them refuge at his shop. As bombs fall and dangers close in—including secrets from Oliver’s past and threats stalking the children—the trio must rely on each other to endure the chaos of war.