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Winner of Readers' Favorite 5 Star Award and the Pinnacle in Literature Award
Review Rating:
5 stars!
Reviewed By Lex Allen for Readers' Favorite
Five stars are not enough for Debra Shiveley Welch's Circle of Time.
An accident in the Bermuda Triangle throws Bridget (Bridge) Littleton
through time. She awakens in the home of the Lyttleton family, her own
ancestors, in the year 1532 near Bristol, England. Thus begins a
fascinating alternative history story of love, mystery, intrigue, life
and death in the court of King Henry VIII. Ms Shiveley Welch deftly
interweaves a handful of themes, from the 'butterfly paradox effect' of
time travel to the life and loves of Henry, Anne Boleyn and Bridge to
present an addictive read of epic proportions. Not since Outlander
byDiana Gabaldon have I read such an intoxicating story that grabbed me
from page one and kept me reading almost without a break.
Alternative
history stories - fiction - invariably require in-depth knowledge of
the historical people, places and times illustrated in the story, and
Ms. Shiveley Welch is unquestionably an expert on Tudor English history.
Time and again, she surprised me with trinkets of information I would
otherwise never have known. On two occasions, I went online to query
what I thought to be inaccuracies or losses in verisimilitude. On both
counts she proved to be correct. I won't mention them here, I'm certain
you'll see them but you won't have to chase them down... she's right on
the money.
With the skill of a plastic surgeon rearranging the
face of her patient, in this case historical fact, Ms. Shiveley Welch
weaves the fictional Bridget into the historically accurate genealogical
trees of the Tudor and Lyttleton families. Her 'behind the scenes'
narratives and characterizations provide the reader with a unique look
at these people, their times and travails, their victories and heart
breaking destinies. I highly recommend Circle of Time for all readers.
