Time Breaking: Love and Time - the best of friends, the bitterest of enemies Barbara Spencer 9781848767331 [USED COPY]

Fifteen-year-old Molly is gauche and awkwardly tall, a great disappointment to her parents who only have time for their careers. Constantly at loggerheads because Molly is determined to become a swimmer, the family go to stay in a 17th century manor house now used as a religious retreat. Inadvertently, Molly triggers a time-chute and reappears in 1648, at the end of the Civil War, to find she has taken the place of Molly Hampton, the eldest daughter in a Puritan family. After suffering a beating, an entire morning spent in chapel, a smelly privy, a muddy farmyard, and cold water to wash in, Molly labels the seventeenth century "barbaric" and is hell-bent on escaping back to her own life. But the manor house belongs to Sir Richard Blaisdale, a Royalist family, and is barred to her. Forced to continue with the charade, Molly meets Richard, supposedly her best friend, only to find herself falling in love with him. Gradually, Molly begins to change her mind believing that she can stay and take Molly Hampton's place, little realising that danger and disaster lie in wait for her... Time Breaking, the latest riveting offer from author Barbara Spencer, is written for young adults aged 12 -16.

About the Author
The author of Scruffy, A Dangerous Game of Football and The Bird Children, Barbara now lives and works in Somerset.In 2010, the publication of her teens thriller, Running, has taken her countrywide. Passionate about the importance of books in today's society, Barbara is happiest working with young would-be writers and is frequently invited into schools to talk about creative writing.

Reviews
"What a stunning story! I really enjoyed it and couldn't put it down. A great historical story, so well researched." -- Veronica Way * St Dunstan's School *
"Seen through the eyes of a fifteen-year-old girl, Time Breaking offers a fascinating snapshot of life in a by-gone era. Young people today will readily identify with Molly and the challenges and frustrations she deals with in her modern life. An excellent read - I haven't enjoyed a book so much for ages." -- Somerset School Librarian
"Spencer strikes again with an incredible story that will pull you in and not let you go... [she] deserves way more recognition than she gets for her superb story-telling. Time Breaking is a stellar example of historical fiction, unputdownable, emotional and it just plain blew me away." -- Leanne Bell



Book Information
ISBN 9781848767331
Author Barbara Spencer
Format Paperback
Page Count 224
Imprint Matador
Publisher Troubador Publishing