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Disheartened

by A. L. Waddington

Two eras, one divided nation

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AlbakiReads Editorial

Two eras, one divided nation

Sidney Timmons-Marshall experiences two periods of American upheaval: 1860, on the eve of the Civil War, and 2020, amid contemporary political conflict. The inherited ability that connects these versions of her puts questions of national division, cultural change, and political hostility at the heart of the premise. Sidney’s distress over events in both lives also frames a personal question: what power can one voice have when a country is breaking apart? The description presents these eras through a strongly partisan political perspective, a notable feature of the book’s framing.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teens and young adults interested in historical fiction set around the Civil War period.
  • Readers seeking fiction that directly engages with political conflict and national division.
  • Readers interested in a premise that links historical upheaval with a contemporary setting.

Themes

American Civil WarPolitical divisionCultural changeIndividual voice and agency

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Book overview

"I do not know which is worse ― sitting on the edge of a Civil War you know is coming or watching your country implode from within on the verge of another that could happen at any time." Sidney Timmons-Marshall

Gifted or cursed with the inherited ability of E.V.E., Sidney is forced into the inconceivable ― her 1860 self-watches on the eve of the American Civil War as the Northerners and Southerners dismantle the fabric of the nation. Whereas her 2020 self-witnesses the extreme Progressives and Liberals under the guise of the Democrat umbrella shred away the decency of the American Culture on a world-wide stage and making the USA the laughingstock of the globe.

Sidney is heartbroken watching everything her loved ones and countrymen from her other life fought to preserve be undone by a minute mindless minority of entitled fanatics and a political party so hell-bent on spreading violence and hate, they would rather burn the nation to the ground than relinquish power.

But what can she do? Can one small voice change the mind of millions with hate in their heart? Can she find her way back to the solace she once treasured in both her lives?

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