A World Apart

The Hands of Time, Book 3

De: Irina Shapiro

Narrado por: Fiona Small

Reunited with her sister at last, Louisa settles in colonial Virginia, but an unexpected visitor throws life into turmoil once again by offering Valerie and Louisa an opportunity to return to the future. Before the sisters have a chance to make a decision, the unthinkable happens, ripping the family apart and scattering them over continents and time itself.

No one is spared as child is torn from parents, sister is parted from sister, and a devastating famine threatens the colony. The Whitfields and Sheridans must fight for survival and face challenges they never imagined as they are cast a world apart.

©2013 Merlin Press LLC (P)2020 Irina Shapiro

Better than outlander

There is a lot more time travel and it’s really very exciting to watch this time traveling family grow through many generations and in many eras. Well worth a listen!

Love, love, love.

This is one author on my list that always gets an automatic buy. It doesn't matter what she writes i have loved it all. I really like her writing style and I can't wait for more.

One of my favorite series

I have loved the hands of time series! It is by far one of my favorite series and is read by my favorite narrator of all her books. Of irina Shapiro’s books my favorites have been this series, the inheritance, the wonderland series, house on the hill and haunted ground.

💜💜💜💜💜

So well written! The challenges they face year them worlds apart but each find their own happiness. Loved the story and loved Fiona’s narration!

Love, family and hardship

I loved, loved this installment of the Whitfield and Sheridan‘s time traveling historical romance. The story hooked me in and took me along for a thrilling and emotional ride. This series just keeps getting better and the history nerd in me enjoyed the historical references and the glimpses of 17th and 18th century life. The Whitfields and the Sheridans have settled into 17th century life in Virginia. Mr. Taylor, the man from the 21st-century with the time traveling device, shows up to make amends and offer to bring Louisa and Valerie back to the future. This just sets off a chain of unfortunate events that leave the families separated by miles and time as they each need to deal with the harshness of the time periods and the fickleness of time travel. The story is told through multiple points of view including Valerie, Louisa, Alec, Kit and Finn - which helped to round out some aspects of the story with less telling and more showing. The story was well written and included three dimensional characters and an engaging storyline as shown through mystery, sweet moments, spice, laughs, messy families, painful pasts, surprises, danger, plot twists, fate, and love. I am excited to read more in the series. 4.5 stars.

Fiona Small did a wonderful job narrating the story and characters into life with enough change of inflection, tone and cadence to voice multiple characters quite convincingly.