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The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden is a haunting WWI historical fantasy about a Canadian combat nurse, Laura Iven, searching for her presumed-dead brother, Freddie, in the ravaged battlefields of Flanders, encountering ghosts and surreal, otherworldly realms while uncovering the devastating psychological impact of war on individuals. The dual-timeline story follows Laura's quest for truth and Freddie's harrowing experiences trapped in a pillbox with a German soldier, blending historical reality with speculative elements of memory, trauma, and the supernatural. It's a deeply emotional, character-focused novel exploring love, loss, and survival amidst the horrors of war, featuring a memorable mystical character named Faland.
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