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ClareR (6230 KP) rated The Shock of the Light in Books

Jun 16, 2026  
The Shock of the Light
The Shock of the Light
Lori Inglis Hall | 2026 | Fiction & Poetry
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Tessa and The are twins, born in the 1920s, and inseparable until university. Theo goes to Cambridge, Tessa to the Sorbonne. Something terrible happens to Tessa in France, widening the gap between the twins.

When WW2 breaks out, Theo joins the RAF, and a bored, unfulfilled Tessa joins Special Operations and goes to France.

Theo returns, Tessa does not.

Many years later, a PhD student researching the women in Special Operations, gets in contact with Theo about his sister, and together they uncover a shocking secret.

I loved this book. It was so well researched, exciting and emotionally devastating. I was left bereft at the end. The sacrifices people made during this time, even when society made it unacceptable, and women like Tessa did it anyway, were profound.

I couldn’t recommend this more if I tried!