Following on from the National Memorial Arboretum’s Commemoration of the 80th Anniversary of VJ Day, I wanted to highlight a book that I have mentioned before on this blog: Mr. Two Bomb by William Coles.
The main character miraculously survives the Atomic Bomb of Hiroshima. He catches the last train home – to Nagasaki – and arrives just before the world’s second atomic bomb explodes. As he battles through the apocalyptic destruction, he is haunted by one question: is he lucky, or unlucky?
I read this book several years ago and it has been imprinted on my mind ever since. It hasn’t had the size of audience it deserves and it isn’t an easy read but I found it life-affirming. I hope you will too – sometimes we have to learn about difficult topics in order to appreciate what we have.
Read my more detailed post about Mr. Two Bomb here.

Also, a heads up that A Coffee Break Story Collection: 36 Short Stories has been selected for an Amazon Limited Time Deal and, for a short time, is only 99p on Kindle. It makes a perfect antidote to the harrowing Mr. Two Bomb.
“I enjoyed all the short stories…..wish there were more.” 5-Star Amazon Review