Both Sides of Time
By: Caroline B.Cooney
210 pages
Fifiteen year old Annie Lockwood lives in the twentieth century. She is a romantic dreaming of the love and affection that her current boyfriend Sean just cant give her. When Annie steps into an ancient mansion that is soon to be torn down, she gets thrusted backwards into the year 1895. She arrives in the prescence of a handsome young man name Strat, who happened to be the hier to the owner of the marvelouse mansion.The young couple fall deeply in love, but back in the 1800's, love is not that easy. In the time of 1895, Annie gets involved in a murder case. In her own time, her parents are going through divorce. But what Annie is most concerned about is...how exactly can she love someone thats in a whole other centrury? How can she live in two completely different times? On both sides of time, Annie has interupted the lives of many people. She has to make a decision, stay with Strat whom shes totally in love with? or go back home where she belongs.
This book was terrific. I guess im just really interested in time travel AND romace so this was the perfect read. The author makes the romance between Annie and Strat seem so perfect and pure. Its really sad in the end how they cant be together. Its kinda interesting to read about a modern girl in the past, and how her manners, clothing, and values are so different from those of the 1800's. This novel was so romantic in a classic way, and full of twists and turns. There really isnt an ending to this book. You have to read the next in the series "Out of Time" to actually see what happened to Annie and Strat. I recommend this book to anyone who likes a good romantic novel. i'd give it 4/5...just because their not together in the end =)
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2 comments:
hey, a lot of movies also have the same plot line...you know, the different time era/ star-crossed lovers. like "somewhere in time", that was an old movie, not sure if you watched it, but still worth watching, ending was sad too. oh, and the more recent one "the lakehouse" that i want to watch!!!
Emily:
Time travel is a very common theme in books.
I am glad you loved the book and i hope you do read the next one in the series.
It is interesting how you commented on the differences in how we live to how they live.
Which would you prefer?
some days when I am overwhelmed with demands on my time, I think I would like to live in simpler times.
We have so much and so much to do.
Catherine
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