Publisher's Synopsis
I love, love, love this book!!! After reading the first chapter I was hooked... from there on I actually wanted to be one of the characters! The second time that I read the book I put myself in Elizabeth's character as my own... I am hooked, hooked, hooked!!! OMG!! P. L. Almanza Review by Elizabeth Silance Ballard, author of the famous "Three Letters from Teddy" story. "Time Traveler" has now become my favorite book by E. B. Alston and I have read all of his books. This is one of those rare books which will capture the interest of both men and women; especially those who are proponents or even just wishful thinkers regarding time travel, those who are die hard civil war buffs, those who are interested in the life and times of our southern forbears, those who wonder about the possibilities and pitfalls of the freed slaves and those who truly enjoy a good love story. All of these areas of interest are skillfully woven together to produce a story as captivating as "Gone With the Wind." Unless one has read about and studied the possibilities of time travel, the premise of a couple passing through a "portal" in a motel room into pre-civil war Georgia might seem a contrivance, a fantasy. However, it is a well known fact that Einstein believed time travel was possible and Mr. Alston has also included theories by other scientists who apparently believed in this most unique of possible experiences. Many U.S. citizens believe there are portals "out there" through which people pass and seldom return-the Bermuda (or Devil's) Triangle being one of them. Many documentaries regarding this unique spot in the Atlantic specifically mention the possibility of a time travel portal. Whether this is true or not, the possible experiences of a man from the year 2011 stepping into the year 1861 and contemplating his future is riveting. Does he want to stay in that era? Or shall he return to 2011 where his career is definitely lucrative and upwardly mobile? You will not want to put the book down. However, it is written in such a way that it is easy to pick back up and continue the story as if you had not been away for a while in the living of your own life. This might be because, from page 12 until page 450, you feel as if you, too, are living on a plantation in Georgia. The author could easily have just written another historical novel and that story could have stood alone and been well received. How much better, though, when the main character has come from another time, bringing with him a wealth of knowledge! A truly unique book. I hesitate to say too much about the plot because I do not want to take away your own excitement and wonder as the story unfolds. Suffice it to say, this is a book which will stay with you long after you read it, and you will find yourself wondering, "What would I have done in that situation?"
