Neither Present Time
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Caren J. Werlinger
Can a house save the lives of the people who live in it? Can an inscription written in a book over sixty years ago change the fates of people not even born when it was written? Beryl Gray is solid and dependable - her partner, Claire, thinks so, her family thinks so, her colleagues think so. She has a long-term relationship and a job she likes as a university librarian. Her life seems settled, content - except nothing is as it seems. Aggie Bishop's last girlfriend left her three years ago and she hasn't had a date since. Her life now revolves around work and taking care of her great-aunt Cory who doesn't want to be taken care of. Aunt Cory still lives in the run-down mansion that the rest of the family wants to sell if they can only get the old lady into a nursing home. Aggie is all that stands between them and her great-aunt. When Beryl finds a book with a romantic inscription dated 1945, the events that follow will change the lives of all three women forever. Spanning decades, this enchanting tale reminds us that some loves never fade and that sometimes, home truly is where the heart lies.
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Author
Caren J. Werlinger
Pages
310
Publisher
Corgyn Publishing
Published Date
2013-08
ISBN
0988650177 9780988650176
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"I liked the basic structure of this story a lot; the way the book brought the characters together and the links to the past. It's also nice to read a romance featuring professionals in their late 30s instead of the usual teens and twenty-somethings. The details about rare books and women's work during the second world war were interesting as well.<br/><br/>The primary characters were engaging and enjoyable, but nearly every other character was like a cartoon villain and it kind of sucked the joy out of the book for me. There are two cheating exes in this, as well as three needlessly cruel and domineering siblings and two sets of unpleasant parents (Beryl’s parents are indifferent to her doctorate for some reason and then angry with her for getting a better paying job in her own field????). There are also two teachers who on multiple occasions make fun of an outcast student in one of their classes.<br/><br/>Also, for some reason, all of the scenes that take place in the present are written in past tense and all of the scenes that take place in the past are written in present tense. This was really confusing for a bit at the start."
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