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The Hourglass
"This is the story of a promise that never should have been kept, but was. And of the strange consequences that occur when time is turned on its head."
They are three children, brought together by loneliness and encroaching tragedy, who forge a friendship that will define their lives. To orphaned Kate, who idolizes Lily and feels a strange kinship to Jordan, this "threeness" becomes the touchstone of her identity.
As adolescents on the eve of separation, they make a promise to meet at their favorite place, an abandoned golf course, in fifteen years. Life sweeps them far from each other and along different paths, and the promise is forgotten.
The Kate, now a successful writer in New York, suddenly remembers the promise. She returns to the town of her youth and makes her way through the darkness to the appointed spot.
What she finds will open the door to a destiny she had never dreamed of for herself. And not until love and obsession have made the sands of time flow in unpredictable directions will the stories of all three friends come to a surprising end.
They are three children, brought together by loneliness and encroaching tragedy, who forge a friendship that will define their lives. To orphaned Kate, who idolizes Lily and feels a strange kinship to Jordan, this "threeness" becomes the touchstone of her identity.
As adolescents on the eve of separation, they make a promise to meet at their favorite place, an abandoned golf course, in fifteen years. Life sweeps them far from each other and along different paths, and the promise is forgotten.
The Kate, now a successful writer in New York, suddenly remembers the promise. She returns to the town of her youth and makes her way through the darkness to the appointed spot.
What she finds will open the door to a destiny she had never dreamed of for herself. And not until love and obsession have made the sands of time flow in unpredictable directions will the stories of all three friends come to a surprising end.
- GenresAdult FictionRomance
298 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published February 1, 1999
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October 7, 2012
This is by far my absolute favorite book. I read my copy so many time the paperback covers fell off. I love the friendships between Lily and Kate how it stays strong even when Jordan leaves. Very well written and such a great story.
October 19, 2012
This book has brought me inspiration, imagination and a passion for reading. It is still by far my favourite book and something I will never forget.
January 7, 2020
I loved this book. Despite of it being a short book, the characters were so beautifully developed and the story perfectly captures the damage when living in your own past.
July 11, 2022
Awesome
October 6, 2022
Engaging story with some hidden truths within.
November 15, 2024
Kate, Lily, and Jordan form a childhood friendship. The two girls and boy vow to meet back at the golf course they spent so much time at in 15 years. Good read.
July 16, 2013
I picked up this book with low expectations- after all, I'd gotten it as a discarded library book for about a dollar. By the end, however, I was impressed. This book got me thinking about my own life while drawing me into Kate's world- a fantastic combination. Great book, overall!
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March 4, 2015
The storyline was very melancholy. The protagonist's life was told in segments from adulthood and back to childhood.
October 8, 2015
enjoyed this
April 5, 2013
This book is so gorgeous.
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