THE WARM HANDS OF GHOSTS

Discover the Sunday Times bestselling supernatural historical fantasy from the author of The Bear and the Nightingale a spellbinding sweeping novel set in the trenches of WW1 WATERSTONES SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY BOOK OF THE MONTH Darkly beautiful and deeply humane Ava Reid bestselling author of A Study in Drowning One of the best historical fantasies I ve ever read Emma Törzs bestselling author of Ink Blood Sister Scribe Wonderful storytelling Inventive haunting and deeply moving Sarah Winman bestselling author of Still LifeAmid the falling shells of Flanders Field magic and mystery fills the air January 1918 Laura Iven a Canadian nurse returns home from the war only to receive devastating news her brother Freddie is dead But something doesn t quite make sense Determined to uncover the truth Laura heads back to Belgium volunteering at a private hospital There she encounters the eerie whispers of ghosts moving among those still living and a strange inn keeper whose wine gives soldiers the gift of oblivion Could this have happened to Freddie but if so where is he November 1917 Freddie Iven wakes after an explosion to find himself trapped with a wounded German soldier Against all the odds they form a bond and claw their way to an escap