Blackout

Blackout

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Four time-traveling history students from Oxford are in 1940s England studying different aspects of World War II. But when their means of getting home is destroyed in an air-raid, the four find themselves facing a future as dark and uncertain as the English in 1940: alone, cut off from help and time running out ... World War II is wildly popular with Oxford's time-travelling history students - there are currently three of them in England alone, studying different aspects of the conflict. Eileen is a maid researching the evacuation of city children to the countryside, Mike is masquerading as an American reporter observing the military preparations for D-day and Polly is smack in the middle of the Blitz. When one of the pick-up sites is destroyed in an air-raid, Polly tries to report the problem, but discovers that something has happened in the twenty-first century which has shut down their ability to transport. The three find themselves facing a future as dark and uncertain as the English in 1940: all alone, cut off from help and time running out ... Connie Willis' eagerly awaited new novel is a rip-roaring tale of suspense, intrigue and romance. Meticulously researched, it offers fascinating historical insights and a wonderful cast of characters who capture the mix of humour and courage, desperation and common sense that typified Londoners under siege.

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