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Time and Time Again
Bestselling author Linn Laurent has been grappling with writer’s block to the extent she imagines it as a distinct entity that crawls into bed after her some nights—with its sour, rotting breath. She’s tried remedy after remedy to get rid of the dratted thing, and her latest attempt is a retreat to Green Cabin in the mountains of West Virginia. Maybe there she can finally make progress on her latest novel.
Then she starts seeing and hearing a boy and girl. They claim they’re ghosts. Linn claims nonsense. She thinks a tumor or something like that is messing with her brain, but the evidence for ghosts turns out too strong to ignore. The children, Corrine and Christian, beg Linn to make contact with their parents and even bring them to the cabin if possible.
Joely Estes is sixty years old and has managed to move on the best she could since the deaths of her children twenty-three years ago. When her ex-husband, Orson, and author Linn Laurent show up at Joely’s office, they spin a tale that is too ridiculous to be true. Or is it?
Joely reluctantly goes to Green Cabin with Linn and Orson. The two women develop a bond that may go beyond friendship, but just when they think their world is back to normal, everything changes.
This short novel is about 42,000 words.
Then she starts seeing and hearing a boy and girl. They claim they’re ghosts. Linn claims nonsense. She thinks a tumor or something like that is messing with her brain, but the evidence for ghosts turns out too strong to ignore. The children, Corrine and Christian, beg Linn to make contact with their parents and even bring them to the cabin if possible.
Joely Estes is sixty years old and has managed to move on the best she could since the deaths of her children twenty-three years ago. When her ex-husband, Orson, and author Linn Laurent show up at Joely’s office, they spin a tale that is too ridiculous to be true. Or is it?
Joely reluctantly goes to Green Cabin with Linn and Orson. The two women develop a bond that may go beyond friendship, but just when they think their world is back to normal, everything changes.
This short novel is about 42,000 words.
131 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 12, 2014
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Q. Kelly
47 books74 followersI live in Virginia, where I am a writer and an editor. I also have a master's degree in deaf education. In my free time, I hike and savor frappuccinos.
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May 11, 2015
This is three stars" in the sense that (for me) this is rather weak in relation to the superior quality of Q. Kelly's other fiction. Time and Time Again is definitely a decent read, with a few unexpected twists, but I find the relationship between Joely and Linn to be seriously underdeveloped and strictly a matter of physical attraction, without any kind of emotional or deeply engaging elements to it to suggest they have something sustainable and everlasting. The hopeless romantic in me just does not like that. :)
January 9, 2015
3.5 stars
Author Linn Laurent has entered a self-imposed exile to attempt and break her writer's block. She's holed up in a cabin in the mountains of West Virginia with a landline being her only connection to the outside world. No internet, no people, no distractions. Unfortunately, she's still having a hard time writing. To make matters worse there are a couple kids in the area who have no respect for personal space as she finds them going through her belongings one day. But things are not as they seem: these kids claim to be ghosts who have been stranded at the cabin for twenty three years. Once she proves to herself that these kids are not a manifestation caused by a brain tumor, Linn agrees to try and get the children's parents, Orson and Joely, to come to the cabin and maybe bring their souls some peace to move on. Orson agrees quickly but Joely is a tougher sell and remains skeptical for quite a while. Linn and Joely start to strike up a friendship and just when it seems like everyone might have a happy ending, everything is turned upside down.
From the beginning, this story seemed pretty straightforward and even though it felt predictable, I was enjoying the interaction between the characters. Then it takes a twist that was totally unexpected. It was strange to me that the story seemed to be coming to a resolution yet there was still a third of the book left. I really enjoyed how the author presented plot elements at the start and then the reader gets to find out there was much more significance later. The twist didn't completely work for me, though. I was a little disappointed to find out what was happening with the characters. The idea behind the story, though, was excellent and kept me entertained.
Author Linn Laurent has entered a self-imposed exile to attempt and break her writer's block. She's holed up in a cabin in the mountains of West Virginia with a landline being her only connection to the outside world. No internet, no people, no distractions. Unfortunately, she's still having a hard time writing. To make matters worse there are a couple kids in the area who have no respect for personal space as she finds them going through her belongings one day. But things are not as they seem: these kids claim to be ghosts who have been stranded at the cabin for twenty three years. Once she proves to herself that these kids are not a manifestation caused by a brain tumor, Linn agrees to try and get the children's parents, Orson and Joely, to come to the cabin and maybe bring their souls some peace to move on. Orson agrees quickly but Joely is a tougher sell and remains skeptical for quite a while. Linn and Joely start to strike up a friendship and just when it seems like everyone might have a happy ending, everything is turned upside down.
From the beginning, this story seemed pretty straightforward and even though it felt predictable, I was enjoying the interaction between the characters. Then it takes a twist that was totally unexpected. It was strange to me that the story seemed to be coming to a resolution yet there was still a third of the book left. I really enjoyed how the author presented plot elements at the start and then the reader gets to find out there was much more significance later. The twist didn't completely work for me, though. I was a little disappointed to find out what was happening with the characters. The idea behind the story, though, was excellent and kept me entertained.
July 29, 2015
Well, this was fun. And different. But it is what I expect from Q. Kelly. I love the way she writes. I love her characters and her world building. Her plots are always just a little surprising and fun.
Don't get me wrong, This story deals with some depressing issues, death and loss. But ghosts are involved and love. Lots of love. And growing of characters.
This story seems to be a short one as it stops midstory. But turn the page and a whole other twist arises. Nope. Not telling. Spoilers!
What pulls you in at the beginning of the story is the children who are now ghosts. Their world is just the vacation cabin and a small amount of land surrounding it. It is from their point of view. Gradually we get to know the author who is stuck at that cabin with writer's block. Can you see the fun you are about to take by joining them her their world? You will be inhabiting many POVs by the end, but they all help the story to grow.
Though this book includes some lesbian love, it is mild for the straights that might find that sort of thing offputting. There is just so much love of all kinds in here that it all equals out. And it makes you think... what if????? I like those kinds of stories. But that is a hallmark style for Ms. Kelly. I love how she cooks a story to perfection. I was going to just give this four stars. But I think I will give five. I know I will think back to this story Time and Time Again, again. ;-) I may even need to reread it to delve into this vacation space again.
Don't get me wrong, This story deals with some depressing issues, death and loss. But ghosts are involved and love. Lots of love. And growing of characters.
This story seems to be a short one as it stops midstory. But turn the page and a whole other twist arises. Nope. Not telling. Spoilers!
What pulls you in at the beginning of the story is the children who are now ghosts. Their world is just the vacation cabin and a small amount of land surrounding it. It is from their point of view. Gradually we get to know the author who is stuck at that cabin with writer's block. Can you see the fun you are about to take by joining them her their world? You will be inhabiting many POVs by the end, but they all help the story to grow.
Though this book includes some lesbian love, it is mild for the straights that might find that sort of thing offputting. There is just so much love of all kinds in here that it all equals out. And it makes you think... what if????? I like those kinds of stories. But that is a hallmark style for Ms. Kelly. I love how she cooks a story to perfection. I was going to just give this four stars. But I think I will give five. I know I will think back to this story Time and Time Again, again. ;-) I may even need to reread it to delve into this vacation space again.
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