Beyond This Time

by Charlotte A. Banchi

In the year 2000, two Maceyville, Alabama police officers respond to a 911 and discover a rift in time. In pursuit of an arsonist, Kathleen "Kat" Templeton, the department's first black officer, and her partner Sergeant James "Mitch" Mitchell, find themselves in 1963 Maceyville. For Kat, this is an opportunity to save an aunt that died in 1963. However, she is unprepared for the segregated, racist time period. No longer in uniform, armed or carrying police identification, she quickly discovers the reality of her new world. Her white Yankee partner, Mitch, soon learns "the way it is." As he and Kat are drawn deeper into the violent 1960s, he must work through his emotions regarding black-white friendships and loyalty. In their quest to alter past events, they are faced with new threats to family and friends--as well as their own lives.

Genres: Time Travel

268 pages, Paperback

First published August 27, 2003

Reviews

[Dianne · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a fantastic book! Loved the idea of walking back into 1963 Alabama with the racial strife and the characters attempt to fit in and not change history. Has quite a few twists and turns right to the last page. Very relevant today with people trying to understand how blacks are impacted and how whites struggle to see things through their eyes.

[Teddi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Started out a bit awkwardly but once I got into the actual meat of the book, I couldn't put it down!

[Doug Kallies · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've always been a fan of time-travel stories. This one is entertaining. The only complaint is that the ending seemed rushed. Still, a fun read.

[Ipswichblade · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another good time travel story from this author with a nice twist at the end

[Ang · Rating 5 out of 5]

This wasn't my typical genre of book to read however this was a good one. If you like time travel, this is the book for you.

[Patricia Balentine · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was very interesting. I'm from this era, and I remember a lot of the things that went on during this time in history. It took me back to some of my experiences and I could feel the time coming back to memory.

It's about two police officers, a Black woman they call Kat, and her partner Mitch a White man who repeatly get sent out on calls that actually happened in 1963. Kat discovers that if she crosses a certain street that she can actually time travel to before the crimes happen. She talks Mitch into going back to see if she can find out what happened to her aunt, who was a part of an unsolved mystery. They run into a lot of problems that were going on back then with the KKK and civil rights, etc. The find out the hard way that messing with history is not a good idea.

I'm not really into sci-fi, so surprisingly this book kept my attention. There were times when it got a little confusing, but all in all I really enjoyed it.

[Karlie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not a favorite time travel.