In rural Somerset in the middle of a blizzard, the unthinkable happens: a school is under siege.
Pupils and teachers barricade themselves into classrooms, the library, the theatre. The headmaster lies wounded in the library, unable to help his trapped students and staff. Outside, a police psychiatrist must identify the gunmen, while parents gather desperate for news.
In three intense hours, all must find the courage to stand up to evil and save the people they love.***
A moment of stillness; as it time itself is waiting and can no longer be measured. 1
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(@PenguinUKBooks, 6 January 2020, ebook, 306 pages, bought from @AmazonKindle)
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For some reason, I've read a lot of books about high school shootings. I've even read a memoir by the mother of one of the Columbine shooters which devastated me. I have no idea what I find so fascinating about such books. I've loved other books by the author. I thought I knew what to expect from Three Hours. Boy, was I wrong. In some ways, aspects of the book are similar to other similar books. Three Hours is different in that very little time is spent inside the head of the gunmen trying to humanise them. Instead, the focus is on the children and teachers trapped in different areas of the school and their families. I found this book devastating at times but I loved every word.
