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Set against the backdrop of wartime London, Baldachi delivers a story that is both haunting and redemptive.

Through the eyes of two teenagers and a grieving bookseller, we see how loss, survival, and unexpected kinship can forge a bond stronger than blood.

It's a beautifully written novel about finding light

in the darkest hours, a theme that resonates deeply

with those who've endured, adapted, and kept going

when the world around them fell apart. Thank you so much for taking the time to do this.

It is such an honor for me.

And I'm just such an admirer of your work, your example.

Such an inspiration.

And I know how busy you are because I did the math on the 52 books, seven children, young adult reader,

young reader books, four short stories. That's up to 60 in about just shy of 30 years,

which averages to two a year. And I didn't start doing the two a year until later on,

which means that there are three a year

in a few of these publishing cycles.

But first off, I'll also want to explain to you a little bit about the book club and what this is.

And it's really a way for me to encourage people to read, to create new readers.

And reading has been so, it's been foundational to really everything that I've done in my life from the military to now as an author.

And so it's just a way for me to encourage people to read and maybe introduce people who aren't readers back to reading amazing authors like you. So that's the kind of the reason for the

podcast. And this was amazing. I rarely use the word brilliant. This is a brilliant book that is

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