by Alexis Stanton (Hoopla E-Audiobook)
I was on a kick of watching quite a few of the “Hallmark Christmas Movies” that aired in October through December, and one of those was an adaptation of this novel — A Timeless Christmas — originally by Alexis Stanton. It was one of the better of the films this past holiday season, so I decided to take a chance on the original 2018 novel.
Megan Turner is a historical scholar, working at the historic Whitley Mansion as a costumed tour-guide, re-enacting what life in the mansion would have been like around 1902, when the famous inventor and innovator Charles Whitley disappeared, never to be seen again. Charles Whitley is that man, who accidentally triggers an unexpected time travel device in 1902, and who then reappears in his mansion in 2018, bewildered and surprised at both his predicament and all the strangers touring his elaborate home.
The “time travel” element is minor in this romance novel about a man out-of-place, a woman who was obsessed with him before he became a reality, and the typical learning experience of an inveterate tinkerer suddenly finding himself thrust into the world of iPhones and streaming video.
A lot of changes were made for the TV-movie, which tightened some plot elements and eliminated others from this novel. One of my favorite elements of the novel is the young daughter of one of the supporting characters, who is the first to recognize that Whitley is a real time traveler. This never made it into the film.
In the end, A Timeless Christmas is a very simply-written, charming little piece of fluff. Don’t expect depth and you’ll find enough to entertain you in this quick-to-read volume.
[ Hallmark Channel’s A Timeless Christmas movie web page ] | [ publisher’s official Alexis Stanton web page ]
For more “time travel” romances, check out our Somewhere in Time booklist on BookGuide!
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by Scott C.
Bennett Martin Public Library — Public Service
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