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Not to be confused with the 2021 novel ''Blackout'' by Simon Scarrow.
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* TheGoodShepherd: Vicar [[MeaningfulName Goode]] is a kind and responsible man who puts the needs of the community ahead of his own.
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* TheGoodShepherd: GoodShepherd: Vicar [[MeaningfulName Goode]] is a kind and responsible man who puts the needs of the community ahead of his own.
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** Vicar Goode is TheGoodShepherd.
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** Vicar Goode is TheGoodShepherd.a GoodShepherd.
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** Eileen feels great affection for Vicar Goode, TheGoodShepherd who helps her care for war orphans and refugees while she's in the past. When she [[spoiler:decides to stay in the past to raise Binnie and Alf]], it's implied that she quickly falls in love and marries him.
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** Eileen feels great affection for Vicar Goode, TheGoodShepherd a GoodShepherd who helps her care for war orphans and refugees while she's in the past. When she [[spoiler:decides to stay in the past to raise Binnie and Alf]], it's implied that she quickly falls in love and marries him.
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** [[spoiler:Sir Godfrey]] knew all along that Polly wasn't who she said she was. It's not clear how much he knew, but TheReveal is probably the biggest TearJerker in the book.
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** [[spoiler:Sir Godfrey]] knew all along that Polly wasn't who she said she was. It's not clear how much he knew, but TheReveal is probably the biggest TearJerker tearjerker in the book.
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* BackFromTheDead: Due to the calamitous nature of the Blitz, quite a few characters go missing and are presumed or pronounced dead, only to show up against perfectly fine. The most notable is [[spoiler:Mike, who fakes his death, but in the end actually dies for real]].
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* BackFromTheDead: Due to the calamitous nature of the Blitz, quite a few characters go missing and are presumed or pronounced dead, only to show up against again perfectly fine. The most notable is [[spoiler:Mike, who fakes his death, but in the end actually dies for real]].
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Polly returns to her timeline and has fallen in love with the now-age-appropriate Colin. Eileen stays behind to live a happy life raising Binnie and Alf along with the Vicar. However, she'll die at a relatively young age from cancer. Mike dies having sacrificed his life to save his fellow time travelers. Sir Godfrey will die before the end of the war and several other friends have died along the way. Mr. Dunworthy returns to his present having helped rescue Polly, but he'll never see St Paul's again, and one of his students has died on his watch]].
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Polly returns to her timeline and has fallen in love with the now-age-appropriate Colin. Eileen stays behind to live a happy life raising Binnie and Alf along with the Vicar. However, she'll die at a relatively young age from cancer. Mike dies having sacrificed has died sacrificing his life to save his fellow time travelers. Sir Godfrey will die before the end of the war war, and several other friends have died along the way. Mr. Dunworthy returns to his present having helped rescue Polly, but he'll never see St Paul's again, and one of his students has died on his watch]].
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* AerithAndBob: The time travelers from the future include Michael, Polly, Colin and... Merope. It's a Greek name found in mythology meaning a side-turned face. Apparently it's not an unusual name in the future, but Merope has to use an alias in 1940 so as not to stick out.
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* AerithAndBob: The time travelers from the future include Michael, Polly, Colin and... Merope. It's a Greek name found in mythology meaning a side-turned face. Apparently it's not an unusual name in the future, 2060 Britain, but Merope has to use an alias in 1940 so as not to stick out.
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* AnAesop: As articulated by Connie Willis, and Polly in the end, everyone who "did their bit" during World War 2 was a hero. This is articulated very early in the story when an old lady in London firmly states, "We're ''all'' fighting."
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* AnAesop: As articulated by Connie Willis, and Polly in the end, everyone Everyone who "did their bit" during World War 2 was a hero. This is articulated very early in the story when an old lady in London firmly states, "We're ''all'' fighting."" In the end, Polly also explicitly ruminates on this sentiment.
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* ButterflyOfDoom:
** The three time travelers are terrified that they might change history in some small way that will cause a chain reaction alters history so that the [[GodwinsLawOfTimeTravel Allies lose the war]]. They are constantly checking the latest local news to see if things are different from the history they remember.
** In the end, Polly looks at the trope in reverse as part of the major themes of the book: Everyone pulling together and "doing their bit" for the war effort, no matter how seemingly insignificant, helped win the war. One tiny act of kindness, sacrifice or courage could have had major repercussions on the course of history.
** The three time travelers are terrified that they might change history in some small way that will cause a chain reaction alters history so that the [[GodwinsLawOfTimeTravel Allies lose the war]]. They are constantly checking the latest local news to see if things are different from the history they remember.
** In the end, Polly looks at the trope in reverse as part of the major themes of the book: Everyone pulling together and "doing their bit" for the war effort, no matter how seemingly insignificant, helped win the war. One tiny act of kindness, sacrifice or courage could have had major repercussions on the course of history.
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* ButterflyOfDoom:
**ButterflyOfDoom: The three time travelers are terrified that they might change history in some small way that will cause a chain reaction alters history so that the [[GodwinsLawOfTimeTravel Allies lose the war]]. They are constantly checking the latest local news to see if things are different from the history they remember.
** In the end, Polly looks at the trope in reverse as part of the major themes of the book: Everyone pulling together and "doing their bit" for the war effort, no matter how seemingly insignificant, helped win the war. One tiny act of kindness, sacrifice or courage could have had major repercussions on the course of history.remember.
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** In the end, Polly looks at the trope in reverse as part of the major themes of the book: Everyone pulling together and "doing their bit" for the war effort, no matter how seemingly insignificant, helped win the war. One tiny act of kindness, sacrifice or courage could have had major repercussions on the course of history.
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* ForWantOfANail: The time travelers, particularly Michael, worry that they will act as a ButterflyOfDoom and cause the Allies to lose the war. Polly even namechecks the trope.
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* ForWantOfANail: ForWantOfANail:
** The time travelers, particularly Michael, worry that they will act as a ButterflyOfDoom and cause the Allies to lose the war. Polly even namechecks the trope.
** In the end, Polly looks at the trope in reverse as part of the major themes of the book: Everyone pulling together and "doing their bit" for the war effort, no matter how seemingly insignificant, helped win the war. One tiny act of kindness, sacrifice or courage could have had major repercussions on the course of history.
** The time travelers, particularly Michael, worry that they will act as a ButterflyOfDoom and cause the Allies to lose the war. Polly even namechecks the trope.
** In the end, Polly looks at the trope in reverse as part of the major themes of the book: Everyone pulling together and "doing their bit" for the war effort, no matter how seemingly insignificant, helped win the war. One tiny act of kindness, sacrifice or courage could have had major repercussions on the course of history.
* HiddenDepths: Street urchins Alf and Binnie aren't just incredibly accomplished petty thieves and liars. They also reveal a few talents that show how they could be productive members of society of given the right guidance:
** Binnie learns how to drive at the age of about 12 and manages to serve as an ambulance driver for a whole day. She also learns all the lines of everyone's parts when participating in a pantomime.
** Alf memorizes maps, allowing him to navigate London during a air raid, when many streets are blocked off. When Polly arrives back home after Eileen takes him in, she's surprised to find him diligently doing his homework.
** Binnie learns how to drive at the age of about 12 and manages to serve as an ambulance driver for a whole day. She also learns all the lines of everyone's parts when participating in a pantomime.
** Alf memorizes maps, allowing him to navigate London during a air raid, when many streets are blocked off. When Polly arrives back home after Eileen takes him in, she's surprised to find him diligently doing his homework.
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* InThePastEveryoneWillBeFamous: Subverted as they don't really meet anyone famous. Michael eventually does meet [[spoiler:General Patton, Alan Turing, and the Queen]] and Eileen gets a glimpse of [[spoiler:Agatha Christie]], but that's about it.
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* InThePastEveryoneWillBeFamous: Subverted as they don't really meet anyone famous. Michael eventually does meet Mike meets [[spoiler:General Patton, Alan Turing, and the Queen]] and Queen]], while Eileen gets a glimpse of [[spoiler:Agatha Christie]], but that's about it.
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* KidsAreCruel: At least Alf and Binnie are. (Though subverted in ''All Clear'' when [[spoiler:it turns out they were instrumental (though unintentional) in helping the continuum fix itself]].)
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* MayDecemberRomance: Sir Godfrey quickly falls in love with the beautiful young Polly after she reveals her skill in acting, even though she's about 50 years younger than him. Polly returns his love platonicaly. Their out-of-sync romance is a more pronounced and gender-flipped version of Colin's love for Polly in spite of being too young for her.
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* MayDecemberRomance: Sir Godfrey quickly falls in love with the beautiful young Polly after she reveals her skill in acting, even though she's about 50 years younger than him. Polly returns his love platonicaly. Their out-of-sync romance is a more pronounced and gender-flipped version of Colin's love for Polly in spite of Polly, with him being too young ''young'' for her.
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* TheNameless: Binnie Hodbin reveals that she has no actual first name. "Binnie" just refers to her surname.
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* TheNameless: Binnie Hodbin reveals that she has no actual first name. "Binnie" just refers to is a nickname based on her surname.
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* PerspectiveReversal: Polly rushes to save a man caught in a V-1 explosion but gets separated from him and feels uncommonly committed to finding out what happened to him. In a later chapter, he switch to a different perspective and discover that [[spoiler:the man is actually Mike from Polly's future, and he's trying to tell her about her future]].
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* PerspectiveReversal: Polly rushes to save a man caught in a V-1 explosion but gets separated from him and feels uncommonly committed to finding out what happened to him. In a later chapter, he we switch to a different perspective and discover that [[spoiler:the man is actually Mike from Polly's future, and he's trying to tell her about her future]].
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* ShownTheirWork
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* ShownTheirWorkShownTheirWork: The books go into a lot of detail about the daily lives of Londoners during the Blitz as well as the British war effort during that period.
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-->''Look Out in the Blackout!''\\
-- British Government Poster, 1939
-- British Government Poster, 1939
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* AnAesop: As articulated by Connie Willis, and Polly in the end, everyone who "did their bit" during WW2 was a hero. This is articulated very early in the story when an old lady in London firmly states, "We're ''all'' fighting."
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* AnAesop: As articulated by Connie Willis, and Polly in the end, everyone who "did their bit" during WW2 World War 2 was a hero. This is articulated very early in the story when an old lady in London firmly states, "We're ''all'' fighting."
