All Clear - Hardcover

"Enthralling . . . a story so packed with thrills, comedy, drama and a bit of red herring that the result is apt to satisfy the most discriminating, and hungry, reader."--"The Denver Post" "[Connie] Willis can tell a story like no other. . . . One of her specialties is sparkling, rapid-fire dialogue; another, suspenseful plotting; and yet another, dramatic scenes so fierce that they burn like after-images in the reader's memory."--"The Village Voice " "Ambitious, and moving . . . with a lovely twist at the end."--"The San Diego Union-Tribune" "[Willis's] re-creation of wartime England is meticulous, energetic and exhaustive."--"The Wall Street Journal " "[A] tour de force."--"The Charlotte Observer" Praise for "Blackout" "As vivid an evocation of England during World War II as anyone has ever written . . . You'll find here a novelist who can plot like Agatha Christie and whose books possess a bounce and stylishness that Preston Sturges might envy."--"The Washington Post" "A tour-de-force. [Willis is] one of America's finest writers."--"The Denver Post" "[Willis has] researched "Blackout" so thoroughly her readers may imagine she had access to the time machine her characters use."--"The Seattle Times" "This compassionate and deeply imagined novel . . . gives the reader a strong you-were-there feeling."--"The Times-Picayune" "A page-turning thriller . . . Willis uses detail and period language exquisitely well, creating an engaging, exciting tale."--"Publishers Weekly" "Depicts the times and the spirit of the British people remarkably vividly. . . . multifaceted and believable." --"Booklist" (starred review) "[A] boo

Award-winning author Connie Willis returns with a stunning, enormously entertaining novel of time travel, war, and the deeds - great and small - of ordinary people who shape history.