The Time Before: A Fantasy Family Saga of Time-travel and Faerie Author
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What do time-travellers do when their lives fall apart?Rose Watts is fifteen years old. She's staying with a gran she didn't know existed until a few weeks ago, and nothing she thought she knew was true. Why did her mum send her away at the end? Why won't her dad take her in? Why didn't they tell her she's a time-traveller or warn her about the Faerie? Her gran says there's nothing Rose can do to change any of it, but what does she know?A low fantasy family saga. Sequel and prequel to the best-seller The Changeling Tree.

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What do time-travellers do when their lives fall apart?Rose Watts is fifteen years old. She's staying with a gran she didn't know existed until a few weeks ago, and nothing she thought she knew is true.Why did her mum send her away at the end? Why won't her dad take her in? Why didn't they tell her she's a time-traveller or warn her about the Faerie? Her gran says there's nothing Rose can do to change any of it, but what does she know?A low fantasy family saga. Sequel and prequel to the best-seller The Changeling Tree.5* Reviews on GoodReadsThe premise of The Time Before drew me in immediately. As a lover of fantasy, it was just the kind of book I hoped I could sink my teeth into. I wasn't disappointed. From the characterisation to the descriptions, the author's skill is sublime. The sections set in the fae world have the feel of high fantasy meeting Jane Austen. There is this gorgeous, indulgent sense of intense social intrigue and scrutiny in those chapters that makes a reader feel like they are caught up in a period drama... But with hints of fantastical races and magic.At first, I thought this might make the transition to Rose and Agnes' initial world jarring. However, that wasn't a problem. The overall writing style remained as immersive, albeit in a different way. Each character's perspective had a unique voice that made them a delight to read. It was so easy to sink into their reality, and to empathise with them.There were times while I was reading this novel that the descriptions made me let out a sigh of appreciation. Frances Evelyn has a lovely way with words, and her conceptual work and character development were wonderful. If you're wondering whether to read this book, please give it a go. Take your time to read through it and truly enjoy the vivid world that Frances Evelyn has created.Ordinarily, I'd have run a mile before reading this book. LeGuin, Shambleu, Tolkien, even Rowling ...you show me a magic world of faeries and suchlike, and I leave town. Quickly. HOWEVER...I read The Time Before from cover for cover, and loved it.No spoilers, but Frances's even, calm, lucid prose gives you a magic world which appears perfectly normal, populated with characters who you understand, who you can believe in, and who you root for.This is a great read, beautifully written. No hesitation in giving it 5 stars.READ IT.

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