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This Time of Dying by Reina James is a historical romance novel set in 1918 London during the Spanish flu outbreak, in which undertaker Henry Speake and schoolteacher Allen Thompson's lives intertwine as they face the epidemic's impact on their city. Their budding romance is tested by the mounting deaths, societal pressures, and their respective responsibilities, capturing their struggles amidst the global crisis. This book contains descriptions of mass casualties and sickness that some readers may find distressing.