Meticulously researched and emotionally searing, Nothing But White Ash will captivate fans of historical fiction and poignant wartime sagas alike. Spanning one of the most turbulent eras in modern history, Wagner-Stafford weaves a uniquely personal throughline that sheds new light on Europe’s darkest chapters. Not shying away from the gruesome and cyclical nature of human conflict, this novel expertly encapsulates what is arguably humanity’s greatest tragedy, and greatest triumph: man’s unshakeable desire, despite everything, to belong—to a place, to a person, or even just to himself.