The Time Travel Trailer

De: Karen Musser Nortman

Narrado por: Valerie Gilbert

A 1937 vintage camper trailer half hidden in weeds catches Lynne McBriar's eye when she is visiting an elderly friend, Ben. Ben eagerly sells it to her and she just as eagerly embarks on a restoration. But after each remodel, sleeping in the trailer lands Lynne and her daughter Dinah in a previous decade - exciting, yet frightening. Glimpses of their home town and ancestors 50 or 60 years earlier is exciting and also offers some clues to the mystery of Ben's lost love. But when Dinah makes a trip on her own, separating herself from her mother by decades, Lynne has never known such fear. It is a trip that may upset the future if Lynne and her estranged husband can't team up to bring their daughter back.

©2014 Karen Musser Nortman (P)2016 Karen Musser Nortman

This has a lot to recommend it!

What made the experience of listening to The Time Travel Trailer the most enjoyable?

The nostalgia factor. Escaping back to when things were supposedly so much simpler snd better. Valerie Gilbert's narration fit this book very well.

What did you like best about this story?

This was written by Karen Musser Nortman who is / was a History teacher. She brings back each era or decade with descriptions of dress, speech and important social events. Very enjoyable!

What does Valerie Gilbert bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Valerie Gilbert's narration is exceptional. Not over the top, like some narrators. Her work did NOT detract attention from the story. A positive!

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Nostalgic. Whether it was a simpler time, I can't say. I recall turmoil in each of the decades visited by the characters. the Depression, Civil Rights, etc. I'm sure that families today face similar challenges. I saw mention in another review that this was a YA book. And it is appropriate to that audiences, but it should appeal to adults too.

Any additional comments?

This was a very entertaining work, with characters and settings that involved the reader. To me the gist to the story allowed a family to reconnect in a,strong way.Thank you for allowing me to listen and review this audio book.This audiobook was provided by the author, narrator, or publisher at no cost in exchange for an unbiased review courtesy of AudiobookBoom dot com

A charming time-traveler story

This is a light and entertaining story. The main characters are a mother and her teenage daughter. In order to do some bunding with her daughter, mom buys a traveling wager. Little did she know it is a time machine.

I like that this book is covering a few historical times. It describes changes in places, culture, language, views, and behaviors. I t has a suspense moment each time they travel, which makes this book even more exciting.

The narrator was amazing. She had to do so many different voices and cover a different range of ages. She helped make this book even more exciting to listen to.

Promising

This was a fun listen. It took some time to get rolling and there was a lot of repeat scenario's along the way, but it sets the stage for an interesting series. Lynne figures out pretty quickly what the trailer does and what makes it work. Dinah accepts it fairly easily and has a teenager's sense of adventure about it. Lynne's husband has a harder time...until it's proven to him. I love that Lynne is a natural helper and also has enough curiosity to figure things out and understand just how to help the elderly friend who sold her the trailer.

The time periods selected were fascinating as well because they highlighted the times well. The cold war and fear of communism in the early 60's, the pride and fear of what the neighbors will think in the 30's. The approach that had to be taken to extract themselves from each period differed by the fears that motivated people at the time.

I enjoyed listening to Valerie Gilbert's narration. She performed both male and female voices well and kept the story moving seamlessly.

I received this audiobook for free in exchange for an honest review.

So enjoyable, and so believeable!

I have had this little book in my wish list since it came out a couple of years ago. When my credits became available I passed over it because it was a short little thing, and I like to get my money's worth! In the eighteen years I have been an Audible listener, I have listened to some VERY entertaining pieces mixed in with a whole lot of crap. I used to write many reviews, but now I just star rate everything as soon as I finish it, and if it's not that bad, I give a 3 star across the board. For me, a 5-star has to go above an beyond my expectations...AND THIS ONE DID!

First off, I liked the narrator. I could really relate to her.. With clear precision she cut the author's words right into my heart. I am a mother, I have angst for my children, I was a wife, and I was a single mother.

The story unfolds quickly which is always nice and before you know it, you are gripped with fear (and loathing for the bratty kid who happens to be the ancestor of the kid) and you listen with amazement as Dinah gets deeper and deeper into trouble.
I was up till 4 AM with this little mild-mannered trailer yarn, and I am not going to wait another three years for the sequel... It's here now, and I have a credit to spend., :)

Refreshing

a very refreshing time travel Tale filled with interesting characters and a strong story very worth the time to listen to or read