The Foreshadowing

by Marcus Sedgwick

Summary: Sasha has been cursed with the unpleasant ability to forsee death. Her visions are disturbing, but bearable, until she foresees the death of her brother who is fighting in World War I. As a volunteer nurse, she is already involved in the war effort, but when she has the vision, she embarks on a wild scheme to get from England to France to try to save her doomed brother.


My thoughts: I like the way this novel intermingles factual history with a supernatural element. There is not near as much fiction based on WWI as there is on WWII and other wars, and it's a fascinating time period. The Foreshadowing, while it is at heart a supernatural suspense novel, also gives us a rare glimpse into the front lines of WWI.