Timeless Love by Judith O'Brien - Fantasy - SFBookcase.com - Reference of Science Fiction and Fantasy Novels/Authors.

Series: Misc
Genre: Fantasy
ISBN: 0743419219
Pages: 240 pages
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Price: 4.99
Reader Rating: 8 out of 10
Votes: 4

Timeless Love by Judith O'Brien

Description: This appealing and quick read mixes humor, suspense, fantasy, and romance with a good dash of history. When Sam makes a wish while wearing the antique necklace her mother gave her for her 16th birthday, she soon finds herself in Tudor England, barefoot and in the chambers of Edward VI. The sickly boy king assumes she is an angel sent to help him on his approaching journey to the afterlife. Sam quickly becomes a favorite of his when she deduces that his illness may be the result of allergies and uses come 21st-century knowledge to help him regain his health. Along the way she falls in love with Sir Barnaby Fitzpatrick. The suspicious and jealous Duke of Northumberland convinces Edward that Sam and Barnaby are plotting against him, so the two teens must flee for their lives. When Sam wishes she could be anywhere but there, the magic necklace again does its work, and she is amazed to find herself home again. But is this her home? The notes she was studying are now in Spanish, and her mother and brother can't understand her English. Sam then realizes that by curing Edward, she has changed history and her own future as well. Her observations of 16th-century life, with all its uncomfortable clothing, incurable diseases, and injustices are eye-opening, and her encounters with historical figures such as Jane Grey and the future Queen Elizabeth bring history to life. There are a number of current, popular movies that juxtapose characters from the past and the present, and this novel will fit right in with that trend.