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Timeslip books

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NanKate Thu 20-Nov-25 08:21:15

I love reading timeslip books and can highly recommend Kelley Armstrong (just her timeslip books not the more weird topics). ‘RIP through time’ books. Set mostly in Victorian Edinburgh.

Irana Shapiro `Wonderland’ 5 book series. Set in the 17th century.

Any other time travellers amongst us?

saltnshake Sat 22-Nov-25 14:49:13

One of my favourites was written for children, it's The Children of Green Knowe.

Dempie55 Sat 22-Nov-25 15:06:28

You might enjoy A Traveller in Time by Alison Uttley (author of Little Grey Rabbit books) - a charming tale. It was a children’s TV series starring Sophie Thompson (sister of Emma).

Dempie55 Sat 22-Nov-25 15:09:57

Also A Knight in Shining Armour by Jude Deveraux, though that might be out of print now!

Granmarderby10 Sat 22-Nov-25 15:58:55

Oh I loved A Traveller In Time Dempie55 It was our first book to read in English literature at senior school…back in 1972🥲
I never knew it had been dramatised for TV though.

Dempie55 Sat 22-Nov-25 16:07:12

Granmarderby10

Oh I loved A Traveller In Time Dempie55 It was our first book to read in English literature at senior school…back in 1972🥲
I never knew it had been dramatised for TV though.

You can buy the DVD on Ebay if you still have a player!

rosiebobs Sat 22-Nov-25 16:36:23

I also love the timeslip stories. The House on the Strand was probably the first one I read. Ive also read some of Barbara Erskines. I look forward to reading some of the other suggestions. I didnt realise these type of stories were so popular, thought it was just me.

readsalot Sat 22-Nov-25 16:55:18

I’m reading Labyrinth by Kate Mosse. Very good read.

Mollygo Sat 22-Nov-25 17:12:25

Dempie55

Also A Knight in Shining Armour by Jude Deveraux, though that might be out of print now!

Thanks for the reminder. I’d forgotten that one. I have almost all JD’s books. Now I’ll have to go and read them again.

Mollygo Sat 22-Nov-25 17:15:31

Dempie55
Also A Knight in Shining Armour by Jude Deveraux, though that might be out of print now!
Just checked. It’s available on Kindle.

Oreo Sat 22-Nov-25 17:26:03

Thanks to all for the book recommendations, am putting a few of them on my wish list.😃

grandmac Sat 22-Nov-25 19:09:16

The House on the Strand is one of my all time favourite books.

Grandmabatty Sat 22-Nov-25 19:30:05

How could I have forgotten Labrynth! Superb book

Welshdragon59 Sat 22-Nov-25 19:47:11

Horse by Geraldine Brookes pararrel stories so not sure if quite the same but brilliant story

charley68 Sat 22-Nov-25 19:51:54

I love Elly Griffiths books, not seen The Frozen People yet, or in the library either. Thanks Gillysugar

You will enjoy Miss Garnet's Angels; I loved it.

I have read most of M L Longworth's Provence detective stories and really enjoyed them. Thankfully the TV series hit the bin, totally the wrong people for the main characters, and just wrong all round really.

Justjoined Sat 22-Nov-25 20:00:27

When Love Unlocks Time by Camilla Cornish is a Henry VIII time slip novel, I enjoyed it, I think that it’s kindle download only.

Betony Sat 22-Nov-25 20:01:03

I think the best timeslip book I've ever read is by Jack Finney and it's called 'Time and Again'. It was written in the 70s and takes place both in that time and in New York in the 19th Century. The hero is a man fascinated by old photographs of the city, who via a scientific experiment, manages to slip back into Old New York.
The book is illustrated by old scenes of New York, so the reader has visual reference of where events in the book take place. Here's what Wikipedia have to say about it:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_and_Again_(Finney_novel)

Etoile2701 Sun 23-Nov-25 11:27:52

What are timeslip books?

NanKate Sun 23-Nov-25 12:03:06

Etoile if you skip back to my post on Thursday 20 Nov at 16.46 I explain exactly what timeslip is.

Mollygo Sun 23-Nov-25 12:06:57

Etoile2701

What are timeslip books?

Also my post at 14.17 yesterday. The blurb tells how a young woman goes back in time. The story moves between present day and the past.

dogsmother Sun 23-Nov-25 12:15:39

I enjoyed Labyrinth very much, Diana Gabaldon I read as Crosstitch before it became Outlander series. I will look up house on the strand.

Susie42 Sun 23-Nov-25 17:19:16

The Second Sleep by Robert Harris

Janlara Mon 24-Nov-25 01:51:26

Many years ago I read Green Darkness by Anya Seaton and the memory of it has stayed with me through the decades.

AS is best known for her historical novels (the wonderful Katherine my favourite). Green Darkness is set in modern times but intertwines with events during the Tudor period, centered around Ightham Mote in Kent, which is now a National Trust property.

It's a fabulous novel.

Janlara Mon 24-Nov-25 01:53:12

Anya Seton smile

mum2three Mon 24-Nov-25 05:24:54

Has anyone here read Stephen Lawhead's 'The Endless Knot'? Not so much timeslip as someone moving into a parallel world. It's not terribly well-written but the story appeals to me. I've read it at least three times and each time I get to the end, I feel sure that the character would find a way to go back.

BlueBelle Mon 24-Nov-25 05:51:18

What’s a time slip novel please ? I used to read a lot of historical novels although I can’t read now I m always trying to