Nightfall in the Garden of Deep Time

By: Tracy Higley

Narrated by: Tracy Higley

Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins

Publisher's summary

2023 Selah Award Finalist

Kelsey dreams of a life filled with creativity.
She's about to stumble into far more than she imagined...

Kelsey Willoughby doesn’t have time to pursue her dream of writing a novel. Imagination doesn’t pay the bills, and she’s busy saving her beautiful bookshop from online competition, hotel developers, and the sneaking suspicion that nobody reads anymore.

Not to mention all those voices telling her she doesn’t have talent.

But then the vacant lot of weeds next door starts to shimmer.

When Kelsey stumbles into a luminous nighttime garden party, larger than the vacant lot that holds it and filled with enigmatic guests, she suspects they hold the key to saving the bookshop, and perhaps even to her own mysterious origins.

But answers aren’t forthcoming, not until Kelsey is willing to confront her past, step into her potential, and push deeper into the unknown edges of the garden, where an unexpected journey takes her into a world of dangerous revelation.

©2022 Tracy Higley (P)2023 Tracy Higley

Imaginative and Inspirational

Delightful and encouraging to all creatives. I enjoyed the storyline very much but my heart and mind were captured by the garden.

Magical story

I was mesmerized by Kelsey’s journey to find beauty, courage, and love and to fight through the challenges that might stop her. I would recommend this book to those who would like to find encouragement to do the same.

Don’t love the narration

Despite technical issues, the writing is lovely, but perhaps
the author should’ve chosen another to narrate. There’s some thing missing in the telling of the story.

Seamless World Weaving Blurs Reality & Comments on Creativity and Life

Higley weaves worlds seamlessly, building suspense as she blurs the lines of reality and intermingles philosophy on creativity and life. I thoroughly enjoyed this encouraging tale and its satisfying resolution. I also experienced audio glitches with the ends of the first two chapters cutting off. After I contacted customer service, I believe they resolved the issue because that did not continue in later chapters as I finished listening to the book.

Inspiring for Creatives

I thought Nightfall was beautifully written and a story inspiring for those us that are creators that will likely never sell their work. My only criticism is that the author’s reading was almost breathless and I had to slow the audio down- honestly I’m not sure I would have continued beyond the first chapter if I hadn’t also downloaded the book on kindle! I’m so glad I carried on - I’m still thinking of that magical garden! 💕

All Creatives Must Read This!

I have nothing but praise for this book. It’s more than a book. It’s an anthem designed to inspire writers, poets, artists, musicians, etc. Higley has helped me to see that we all must go deeper, and what we produce must be seen as gifts! When I finished the last page, I closed the book and saw myself for what I truly am - a storyteller. Thank you Tracy Higley, for your gift to us!

Beware: Audio Recording Issues!!!

Half the chapters I listened to end abruptly before they are finished. I removed and downloaded again with the same issue. This has never happened to me before and my 125+ other books in my library play just fine so I can only conclude it’s the recording.And not returnable. Rip off.

There Are Technical Issues With This Book

I was anticipating the Audible release of this book after reading an excerpt on Kindle. Unfortunately, while listening, chapters abruptly ended, sometimes in mid sentence and jumped to the next chapter. This was extremely frustrating. I even had a tech person try to fix the issue before I returned it. I would love to listen to this lovely story if the bugs could be fixed. Hopefully, Audible will deal with this soon!