![]() ![]() Somewhere in Time is a first-person story. However, Scott Brick gets 5 stars all his own for his narration. Seldom do they meet my expectations of how the voices should sound or words be delivered. I am always hesitant to listen to a book I already love in the print edition. In 'The Hall of History," he falls in love/becomes obssessed with the photographic portrait of an actress, Elise McKenna, from the late 19th century.and there the tale truly begins. On a whim, he stops at the Hotel Del Coronado for the night. It is the story of a young man, terminally ill, who takes one last road-trip. If familiarity with the movie title will get more people to read this very moving, gentle story, it gets my vote. Apparently after the lovely Christopher Reeve/Jane Seymour movie, Somewhere In Time, was released it was decided to change the book title to match the movie for future editions. ![]() ![]() In fact, I own 3 tattered paperback copies and treasure them all. I first read it when it was published in 1975 and I've read it many times since. Bid Time Return (the original title of this book) has been one of my favorite books for over 3 decades. ![]()
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