Annie seldom thought about her age, certainly never talked about that summer in 1943 when her mother birthed her, about the fact that her mother died that same year, or that it might have been in 1987–there was no way of knowing for sure–or about the fact that after 64 years she had yet to observe her 20th birthday. Already a Iraq War widow, Annie Caschetta must escape the oppressiveness around her and all the memories of her husband. With the semester over at MIT and the dreaded summer looming upon her, she chooses to escape to a cabin near Glacier National Park where she can sort through her thoughts and memories. However, it is her final, regrettable words during her last few moments with her husband that follow her and continue to haunt her. It is those words which she knows must be fixed, must be unsaid, if she is ever to have a real life again. If only she had a wormhole.
James Paddock spent his youth in the Big Sky Country, of Montana, graduating Charles M. Russell High School in Great Falls. The following forty-plus years include a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Idaho, service with the U.S. Navy, owner/operator of a small business in South Carolina, a career as a Graphic Designer and a marriage that produced three fine children, who then have provided bragging rights for many extremely fine grandchildren. James is now living in Florida with his wife, Penny, enjoying the sun and working on his next novel.
I enjoyed reading Mr. Paddock's first travel novel, Before Anne After,and loved Time Will Tell even more. I beieve Mr. Paddock must be a genius to be able to think of all of the possibilities his characters must consider before traveling back into time.
The biggest questions in this novel are, if it was possible to go back in time and correct the wrongs of yesterday, should you or could you? You'll have to read the book for yourself to find out those answers but I will tell you I loved every minute of this lovely story. Congratulations James Paddock on a story well told.
After Reading Before Anne After,and loving the story, I had to read Book 2, Time Will Tell, and I was not disappointed, just as good as the first one. It was good to read about Anne's daughter and her journey back to the past.