The Shock of the Light

FLORENCE KNAPP, author of The Names ''Admirably spare, delicately descriptive and alluring in its twists and turns'' SONIA PURNELL A dazzling literary achievement that brings to life the shattering emotional impact of World War Two on ordinary people Cambridge, 1942 Twins Tessa and Theo had always shared everything - until the summer Tessa spent studying in France. She hasn''t been the same since. But before Theo can find out why, he is recruited by the RAF and disappears into the skies. Determined to carve her own path, Tessa joins the clandestine Special Operations Executive, slipping into the shadows of occupied France. It will be dangerous work, but France is the home of her greatest love - and her darkest secret. Tessa has many reasons for wanting to return. Two years later, Theo comes home. Tessa does not. A dazzling literary achievement that brings to life the shattering emotional impact of World War Two on ordinary people, THE SHOCK OF THE LIGHT is as exhilarating as it is heartbreaking.

About the author

Lori Inglis Hall

Product details

• Authors: Lori Inglis Hall, Lori Inglis Hall
• Publisher: The Borough Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 12.02.2026
• EAN: 9780008701321
• ISBN: 978-0-00-870132-1
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 234 mm x 27 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / Coming of Age, FICTION / War & Military, FICTION / Historical / General, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Europe, Historical fiction, FICTION / Literary, Second World War fiction, FICTION / Family Life / Siblings, Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss, Narrative theme: Coming of age, Narrative theme: Sense of place, Narrative theme: displacement, exile, migration, c 1940 to c 1949, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Family life fiction / Stories about family, Narrative theme: love / relationships