As the Storm Clouds Gather

Two strangers. One war. An incredible bond.1915Nineteen-year-old German-American Ilse Stahl is crossing in the RMS Lusitania with her parents when it is torpedoed by a German U-boat off the coast of Ireland. Ilse survives, but her parents - along with over a thousand others - are lost.Concealing her German heritage, Ilse signs up with the British army to become a nurse on the front lines in Ypres, Belgium.Halfway around the world, Roland Hawkins loses his father in the notorious Black Tom explosion in New York Harbor. Impatient and full of anger, he journeys to England to enlist and is soon in the trenches in Ypres, seeking revenge.Both Roland and Ilse have felt the keen sting of loss in the war. But when their worlds collide, they are transformed by the unlikely bond they find with each other.Is the love that blossoms between them strong enough to survive the darkest days that lie ahead?"An author to follow . . . Highly recommend to readers of all ages and genders"Heather Morris, New York Times bestselling author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz"Well-researched and gripping . . . Fans of WWII fiction and women's fiction won't want to miss these inspiring stories of courage and survival"The Historical Novel Society on All the Lights Above Us In a world full of darkness, can love prevail? An emotionally gripping and heartbreaking WW1 novel. May, 1915. Nineteen-year-old Isle Marie Stahl experiences tragedy travelling on board the RMS Lusitania with her parents from New York to a new life in England, when the ship is sunk by a German U-boat. Isle survives, but is all alone. She distracts herself from the pain by becoming a nurse tending to the casualties of war on the front line at Ypres. Meanwhile, young Roland Hawkins is nursing his own grief when his father is caught up in the Black Tom explosion in New York Harbour. Full of anger, he quietly sets off for England and straight to a recruiting station. Soon, he is on the front line himself, determined to get his revenge. The Belgian battlefields of the Great War will bring Isle and Roland together, though there is no love lost between a wounded soldier and his nurse of German descent. But as the storm clouds grow ever darker, can they find love and comfort in one another? An utterly compelling, thought-provoking and unflinching novel of two young people drawn together through war and their incredible bond is full of courage, heartbreak, resilience, love and hope that will stay in the memory long after the final page. Perfect for fans of The Tattooist of Auschwitz, The Nightingale and The Midwife of Berlin.