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A Train Through Time (2012)

by Bess McBride(Favorite Author)

3.7 of 5 Votes: 2

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Bess McBride

series

Train Through Time

review 1: I liked this story very much and since it was set in the States and written by an American author, the different way of spelling didn't irk as much as when it's a story set in Great Britain with American spelling. Since I've no experience of train travel in the States, I had to trust that the author knew her stuff and as I read I felt she certainly did. I loved being whisked away on both the modern and historical train and hearing of places the author had obviously researched very well. Ellie was a lovely heroine and I felt for her, especially when she was on the frantic journey trying to find Robert again. There were parts of the story that brought tears to my eyes. I was also amazed how long a journey can take in the States, even in the present century (days someti... moremes). The description of the country was very good. I believe that the vast distance the train travelled was a metaphor for the wide gulf in time between Ellie and Robert. This made the story very poignant.I would have liked to have given this story five stars, but I winced when Robert unzipped Ellie's dress. Although zips were around in 1901, they weren't used on clothing until the flying suits of the Great War in 1914. Sorry for being picky, but for me this anomaly pulled me out of the story somewhat although didn't spoil it for me.
review 2: Ellie falls asleep on a train in today’s time after conversing with an older gentleman whose starling green eyes resonate with her in a strange way. She wakes up in 1901 on a much older train travelling in the same direction. The author describes this incident so well that you feel as if you’re experiencing what it must have been like to travel back then. Strangely, Ellie also wakes up to find similar green eyes of a much younger man, Robert Chamberlain, watching over her. He has come to her aid and from that moment on he is her champion in the insanity she’s caught into. Even when she tries to run away from him, the world works in a strange way to bring them back together…as if it was meant to be. I enjoyed this lovely story about how Ellie and Robert find each other. It gave me a few evenings of quite wonderful entertainment. less

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