Title: THE WATER IS WIDE
Author: Laura Vosika
Publisher: Gabriel’s Horn Press
Pages: 451
Genre: Time Travel/Historical Fiction
Author: Laura Vosika
Publisher: Gabriel’s Horn Press
Pages: 451
Genre: Time Travel/Historical Fiction
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After his failure to escape back
to his own time, Shawn is sent with Niall on the Bruce’s business. They
criss-cross Scotland
and northern England,
working for the Bruce and James Douglas, as they seek ways to get Shawn home to
Amy and his own time.
Returning from the Bruce’s
business, to Glenmirril, Shawn finally meets the mysterious Christina. Despite
his vow to finally be faithful to Amy, his feelings for Christina grow.
In modern Scotland,
having already told Angus she’s pregnant, Amy must now tell him Shawn is alive
and well—in medieval Scotland.
Together, they seek a way to bring him back across time.
They are pursued by Simon
Beaumont, esteemed knight in the service of King Edward, has also passed
between times. Having learned that Amy’s son will kill him—he seeks to kill the
infant James first.
The book concludes with
MacDougall’s attack on Glenmirril, Amy and Angus’s race to be there and Shawn’s
attempt to reach the mysterious tower through the battling armies.
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THE FIRST PAGE
Bannockburn,
Present
I
stare in shock at my violin student and her family: Sinead, her parents, her
brothers—and a sister she’s never mentioned.
They look up at me, smiling, from their table at the pub. The other girl has blue eyes, freckles, and
black curls bouncing around her shoulders—just like Sinead. The baby kicks
inside me, as if sharing my agitation. I
press a hand to my stomach, just starting to swell.
“They
dinna tell ye, did they?” Mr. Gordon
shakes his head. “This is Siobhan. Sinead’s twin.”
“You’re
not angry, are you, Miss Amy?” Sinead pipes.
She
fails terribly in her attempt to look contrite.
I
gather myself. “No, they didn’t,
but....” I stop. The shock is not
Sinead’s twin. It’s the
implications. Angus waits at our
table. We’re leaving for England,
to follow Niall’s trail as he raided Northumbria
with James Douglas. But now I wonder....
Sinead
and Siobhan giggle. Their brothers roll
their eyes.
Mrs.
Gordon huffs. “Really, you two, playing
tricks on Miss Amy.”
“We
played no tricks, Mam, honest,” Siobhan protests.
“She
never asked,” Sinead adds, her eyes wide. “Imagine that!” I smile, and hurry past, sliding into the
booth across from Angus. Thoughts swarm
my mind like Scotland’s
midges, too swift to touch. Sinead has a
twin!
I’ve
spent months grieving Shawn’s death, while reading of Niall’s amazing exploits,
twenty-hour work days, speedy recoveries from horrific injuries, being
everywhere at once—all the while being amazed at Sinead’s many talents and
quick movements. I know now: Sinead
didn’t do it all. Neither did Niall.
About the Author
Laura Vosika is a writer, poet, and musician. Her time travel series, The Blue Bells Chronicles, set in modern and medieval Scotland, has garnered praise and comparisons to writers as diverse as Diana Gabaldon and Dostoevsky. Her poetry has been published in The Moccasin and The Martin Lake Journal 2017.
She
has been featured in newspapers, on radio, and TV, has spoken for regional book
events, and hosted the radio program Books and Brews. She currently
teaches writing at Minneapolis Community and Technical College.
As a musician, Laura has performed as on
trombone, flute, and harp, in orchestras, and big bands. She lives in Brooklyn
park with 5 of her 9 children, 3 cats, and an Irish
Wolfhound.
Her latest book is the time
travel/historical fiction, The Water is
Wide.
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