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Shattered Moments: An Utterly Emotional and Gripping Historical Page-Turner

by Irina Shapiro

A family separated by time

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A family separated by time

Set between twenty-first-century life and seventeenth-century Virginia, Irina Shapiro’s novel places Valerie Whitfield and her husband, Alec, in a struggle to return home after a time-travel accident strands them in the future. Their effort is sharpened by distance from the family they left behind and by unfolding tragedy in Virginia, especially for Valerie’s sister, Louisa. The premise connects time travel with the costs of separation, the limits of helping loved ones from afar, and the pull of home. Family bonds and the hope of reunion shape the central conflict.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in time-travel fiction spanning the present day and seventeenth-century Virginia.
  • Readers who enjoy family-centered stories involving separation, danger, and the possibility of returning home.

Themes

Time travelFamily bondsSeparation and reunionHome and belonging

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Book overview

She never planned to return...

To save her husband's life, Valerie Whitfield makes the momentous decision to travel to the twenty-first century. But disaster follows when a time-traveling accident leaves her and Alec stranded there, far from their beloved family and home in seventeenth-century Virginia. When they lose their best hope of returning, Valerie's dreams of holding her loved ones again seem to be slipping through her fingers. Will she remain lost in time forever, untethered from all she holds dear?

Meanwhile, tragedy is unfolding back in Virginia for her sister, Louisa. Powerless to help from across the centuries, Valerie and Alec can only keep fighting to get home. But if they manage to succeed against all the odds, what devastation will they find when they return...?

This emotional and heart-wrenching saga about the unbreakable bonds of family and the enduring pull of home is perfect for fans of Diana Gabaldon, Barbara Erskine and Susanna Kearsley.

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