Review
When Julia Becket first saw the old farmhouse as a child, she claimed it as her own. Years later, lost in the same Wiltshire village, she assumed it was more than coincidence that she found the house again, so she bought it. As the new owner of Greywethers, Julia meets her new neighbors Geof, the town squire, Iain, a farmer and Vivien, the owner of the village pub. Julia settles down to a quiet country life that is different from the life she had in London, but she feels at home. Then she discovers that she is a link to the past-- a past that is as real as the present when she becomes a woman named Mariana. At first, Julia is frightened of her transformation into a woman from the past. Eventually, Julia's visits into the seventeenth century increase as she becomes more and more drawn by events beyond her control. Mariana's life is more than just history-- Julia feels Mariana's every emotion. When Mariana falls in love with Richard de Mornay, Julia compares him to his descendant and present owner of Crofton Hall, the attractive and attentive Geof de Mornay. Could Geof be Richard reincarnated just as she is Mariana? Could he be the reason she is at Greywethers? The only person who seems to understand what Julia is experiencing is Freda Hutherson, Geof's housekeeper. She won't tell Julia what her connection is to Mariana, but she helps guide her through the tumultuous situation of being both Julia and Mariana. Julia doesn't know why she is reliving Mariana's life, she only knows that something important is going to happen-- something that will affect not only Mariana's life in the past, but Julia's life in the present. According to Freda, time is a circle and when Julia has completed the circle she will stop becoming Mariana. In order for the circle to be complete, Julia must search her soul for the truth about a love that would not die, a love that has transcended time.Emotionally powerful and beautifully written! Ms. Kearsley has crafted an award-winning novel in the Gothic tradition! I loved this book! Susanna Kearsley is remarkable! She weaves a tale of reincarnation that will make you believe-- and make you wonder! A touching, heart wrenching story of two women who share the same soul. The name Mariana will haunt you long after you read the last page!Kristina Wright --
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From the winner of the Catherine Cookson Fiction Prize, this mesmerizing, suspenseful, and richly atmospheric tale of time travel draws us into the heart of a heroine we won't soon forget...
The first time Julia Beckett saw Greywethers she was only five, but she knew at once that it was her house. Now, twenty-five years later, by some strange chance, she has just become the new owner of the sixteenth-century Wilshire farmhouse. But Julia soon begins to suspect that more than coincidence has brought her there. As if Greywethers were a porthal between worlds, she finds herself abruptly transported back in time. Stepping into seventeenth-century England, Julia becomes Mariana, a beautiful young woman struggling against danger and treachery, and battling a forbidden love for Richard de Mornay, handsome forebear of the present squire of Crofton Hall. Each time Julia travels back, she becomes more enthralled with the past, falling ever deeper in love with Richard...until one day she realizes Mariana's life threatens to eclipse her own--and that she must find a way to lay the past to rest, or risk losing a chance for love in her own time.
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