I was just talking about PTSD with my kid the other day, so now I have the perfect book to pass on to him! But if you are looking for a book that you can really sink your teeth into and take your time with - this is the book for you! Dark grayscale scenes in angular, fractured panels convey the PTSD episodes in contrast to otherwise painterly full-color illustrations. In fact, Windsor-era Nassau seethes with spies, financial swindles, and racial tension, and in the middle of it all stands Benedict Thorpe: a scientist of tremendous charm and murky national loyalties.

The Golden Hour: A Novel by Beatriz Williams, Paperback

There were many points in this book where it brought tears to my eyes so be warned this is a very emotional tale, but it was also so funny and surprising. Successful people have goal oriented habits that lead them to engage in positive, productive behaviors and improving their personal development throughout their lives.Hannah’s proven storytelling skills are ideally suited to depicting such cataclysmic events, but her tendency to sentimentalize undermines the gravitas of this tale.

The Golden Hour by Beatriz Williams | Goodreads

The Golden Hour is historical fiction that mainly follows two women decades apart while slowly but surely weaving their stories together. The stories of two unforgettable women thread together in this extraordinary epic of espionage, sacrifice, human love, and human courage, set against a shocking true crime . Considering the number of these tragedies in the news, you'd think the publishers would be clamoring for this fare to help kids unpack their fears and feelings.Benedict disappears without a trace, and Lulu embarks on a journey to London to unpick his complicated family history: a fateful love affair, a wartime tragedy, and a German mother, the baroness Elfriede von Kleist, from whom all joy is stolen.