I read the book quickly as I could not put it down. Hedlund kept God as a focus of strength and trust for the characters to overcome the obstacles they faced. I found this very satisfying and comforting. The plot is a gripping, on the edge of your seat race against time in a world they knew little about! It is one thing to read history, totally another to live it! Through the characters in the book was fulfilled two situations we can only dream about: being healed of an incurable disease and meeting with those that we have lost.
That was an eye opener! I loved peeping back in time with my 21st century lifestyle and knowledge while experiencing 14th century thinking.
She also captured the thinking, reasoning and understanding of those living then. I loved that she was able to see what Harrison's mansion and estate was like over 600 years ago! Sort of a like a medieval version of âif walls could talkâ. Hedlund descriptiveness of the era was rich and detailed. She was naïve about the complications that were created by bringing her 21st century point of view and mannerisms into the past. This book was even more suspenseful and exciting than the last one! Ellen's perception of the era was very different than her sister's had been. There is so much unknown about the time travel and things do not go as planned. Seeking more water, she drinks the vial and transports back into England during the late 1300's, where her sister had been living for a year. To convince her, Harrison, a paraplegic, drinks one of the bottles. She believes it killed her father and her sister. Ellen refuses to take one of the 2 flasks that Harrison has acquired through great effort and expense. The problem it is extremely rare and almost nonexistent in this day and time. Her father did find a cure in the discovery of an ancient holy water. He had worked with her father on a cure for Ellen's disease. She is staying with Harrison, a wealthy, longtime family friend. As she grows weaker, she is resigned to her death and tries to enjoy life as much as possible. I enjoyed the first one very much! You can read it as a standalone, but I believe you would be missing a lot.Įllen is young, beautiful and dying of the same rare fatal disease that took her mother's life. I was very excited to read this second book of the âWater of Timeâ series.
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