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A powerful story, beautifully told M.L. STEDMAN Exquisitely written and deeply human CHRIS CLEAVE Far-reaching, but also intimate and intensely personal… will stay with me FLORENCE KNAPP A dazzling literary achievement that brings to life the shattering emotional impact of World War Two on ordinary people....
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A powerful story, beautifully told M.L. STEDMAN
Exquisitely written and deeply human CHRIS CLEAVE
Far-reaching, but also intimate and intensely personal… will stay with me FLORENCE KNAPP
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, only one of them comes home.
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.
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ISBN: 9780008701321
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 12 February 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: The Borough Press
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 21.0mm
Width: 153.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 270g
Pages: 432
About the Author
Lori Inglis Hall was born and raised in Leicestershire, and now lives with her family in East Sussex. THE SHOCK OF THE LIGHT is her first novel. She holds an MA in History and currently works in the archives of World War II photographer Lee Miller.
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