Two Storm Wood: Uncover an unsettling mystery of World War One in the The Times Thriller of the Year

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The author writes beautifully. The narrative flows smoothly. His descriptions of ruined villages, of the shell- ravaged and highly dangerous former trench lines is stark and scary. But most importantly it is his protagonist, Amy, a young. , bereaved woman determined in her quest to find out more about Edward’s fate. Determined , but not fearless- the grounds are full of dead, the fogs swirl with deadly menace. There’s a lot to love about this book, but I think the characters will be what will remain with me longer. The world has been waiting for a worthy successor to Sebastian Faulks' Birdsong - now Philip Gray has delivered it' David Young, author of Stasi Child .

Her stalwart approach annoys the army officials who are tasked with the horrendous job of recovering the bodies of these soldiers and trying to identify them and then burying in the cemetery’s that have been commissioned by the War Graves Commission.. Hellfire, this is seriously good! It is well researched, with accurate descriptions , not only of the horrors of trench warfare, but very sympathetic to the family members left in limbo, where are their loved ones? If reported missing, that doesn’t give closure, if dead, where has the body been buried, was there enough body to identify, is there a marked grave or was it left to rot on the battlefield.

I too read an ARC. I never thought about the ending possibly being changed. I just thought it was a little abrupt. A war story, a thriller, a love story and a critical look at the British class system and the pain and havoc it wrought at the time - all expertly woven into a terrific novel. Don’t you understand? Amy said. ‘All this tolerance, this keeping up appearances. Like it’s all a game. Where’s the outrage? Can’t you feel it anymore?’

I cared about all for them, and it was very difficult to work out who was to trust and who was lying.This is how you do historical fiction. Take notes, I know I am. Such a well written book, Two Storm Wood immerses us into the world of Amy as she tries to find her fiancé Edward, who is missing from the destruction of WW1 and its wake, and uncovers a whole host of secrets.

During her time in the battlefield she encounters two army officers.One who is tasked in coordinating the retrieval of the thousands of bodies left in the battlefields of France and the second one who is a detective tasked with investigating a horrific find relating to a massacre that was perceived as not a war crime but murder. One of the most evocative thrillers I’ve ever read.… Haunting, cinematic, and utterly gripping." D. B. JohnYet it is also a social commentary of that time. Class and gender are measured against the conflict, and the impetus to change a divided, unequal society. An incredibly atmospheric book that evokes the desolation of the Great War's battlefields whilst telling the story from various perspectives of a atrocity discovered after the armistice by a search party for bodies left .