Teen clockmaker4/24/2023 ![]() ![]() The Lord is the one that gave her this story and doesn’t make any question. Rebecca convinces a wealthy family that she is the daughter of a business associate (her dad) to the Lord of the house. On arrival in the 1500’s, the attacker and clock promptly disappear. There she is attacked and goes back in time with the clock and the attacker, but has no idea who the attacker is. Rebecca then grabs the clock that allows the time travel, and bolts to another country. The gist is that an immortal time traveller named Rebecca sees the woman that made her immortal killed in the middle of a NY street parade, but with no one noticing. The book is also full of spelling mistakes. Not sure why the author felt the need to repeat the story. There is a prologue which is repeated almost word for word in chapter one. There is no mention of that anywhere in the book. It’s also just become apparent that this is some sort of series. Then reading some of the three star reviews I see that others are reviewing the other book and some are reviewing the book I read. I’m confused for a start that by searching for this book on Goodreads it brings up the same title and author but a different blurb and cover. Their responses to the challenging predicaments in which they find themselves are typically, youthfully untempered, but no less vital in their contemporary relevance. All That Is Red is Anna Caltabiano's portrayal of two young souls searching for the intangible piece that is missing from their lives. All That Is Red is her striking effort to explore the ways in which the pressures and the banalities of modern adolescence combine, leading towards dangerous outbursts, designed to stimulate a physical response where an emotional one seems insufficient. What exactly was driving these economically advantaged kids, lucky enough to be able to devote themselves entirely to self-fulfillment, to sabotage their lives? Anna Caltabiano's recent literary focus has been applied to the increasingly common practice of self-mutilation, which she sees as symbolizing a more universal urge among youth toward self destruction. To her, such anguish seemed like a betrayal of their good fortune. Having grown up in privileged suburban America, Caltabiano has always felt bewildered by the intense personal pain of which her teenage peers would complain. Her writing reflects her concerns for her own generation as it seeks out salvation, meaning, and companionship in online communities, with pop culture as its shared language. She lives down the street from Facebook in the town where its founders reside, along with the pioneers of Google and Apple.Caltabiano's high school classmates are themselves an eclectic mix the lost offspring of ultra-wealthy Silicon Valley magnates, aspirational internet entrepreneurs and Stanford philosophy professors. She was born in British colonial Hong Kong and educated in Mandarin Chinese schools before moving to Palo Alto, California the mecca of futurism. But how can she stay with the boy she cares for when she must return to her own time before the time travel has a fatal effect on her body? And would she rather stay and die in love or leave and live alone?Īnd who is the mysterious stranger who shadows her from place to place? A hunter for the secret of immortality-or someone who has already found it?Įpic Reads Impulse is a digital imprint focused on young adult short stories and novellas, with new releases the first Tuesday of each month.Īnna Caltabiano is a child of the transnational cyber punk era. As their friendship grows into something stronger, Cynthia is hesitant to leave. Her assignment isn't as easy as it appears, especially when Cynthia meets an attractive yet sullen boy named Henley. This picture might provide a clue to the whereabouts of the source of immortality, a clue that must remain hidden from the world. Cynthia is beginning to lose herself: she is becoming the next Miss Hatfield.īut before the process goes too far, Cynthia must travel back in time to turn-of-the-century New York and steal a painting. ![]() But this gift might be more of a curse, and it comes with a price. There, Miss Hatfield tells her they are both part of a long line of immortal women able to travel through time. With an epic romance that cannot be stopped by the bounds of time, as well as deeper questions regarding immortality, The Seventh Miss Hatfield is the beginning of a series perfect for fans of love stories such as The Time Traveler's Wife as well as historical fiction with a fantastical twist like The Diviners by Libba Bray.Īs a child, Cynthia was lured into the home of her mysterious neighbor, Miss Hatfield. Romantic and action packed, The Seventh Miss Hatfield is a 300-page novel about a young girl with the ability to travel through time-and the secret she must protect.
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