Warlight

Ondaatje builds an engaging novel set in London in the 1940s and 1950s, during the transition from war to peace. A young boy and his sister are left in the care of a mysterious guardian, a figure who will shape their lives in unexpected ways. With the author's characteristic lyrical precision, the book weaves together secrets, loyalty and the echoes of war in everyday life.

A masterful work about memory, identity and the hidden spaces of personal history.

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