Time Trespasser: A Master. His Slaves. A Crack in Time.

by Elaine Weeks

This is the Third Edition book - revised from original and 2nd
Jacob Williams has had a heart attack. A mob of picaninnies materialized in the Great Hall of his manor and he'd collapsed chasing them out. Waking up in a futuristic hospital, he learns the impossible; somehow he's slipped through time 175 years to 2012; slaves are free and a black president leads the U.S.
Perhaps worst of all, Jacob is powerless, destitute, and alone. Roaming the streets of Memphis, desperate to find a way back to 1837, it's his female slaves that are foremost on Jacob's mind — especially his new favorite, Sadie. She escaped shortly after he'd had his way with her. Has she been found?
Trying to ignore the black faces he sees at every turn, Jacob eventually realizes that he — once one of the most powerful men in Tennessee — is regarded as a street person. Of course, some people have guessed who Jacob Williams is, that a time traveler is in their midst; a pair of doctors from the hospital, a teacher who encountered him in his Great Hall, a sharp-eyed reporter, and Martin Willem, a man with whom Jacob shares an extraordinary bond.
Time Trespasser is a gripping tale linking the master/slave days of the pre-Civil War south to 21st century America, where certain truths never really change.

200 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 1, 2014

About the author

Born and raised in Windsor, On but have lived in various other places: travel to sites around the world every year.
Returned to Windsor in 1998
Began writing and publishing history books in 2004.
Published first novel: Time Trespasser in 2014
Latest history book: 5000 Ways You Know You're From Detroit (Oct. 2017)

Reviews

[Judy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This story ticked the boxes with me - historical fiction and time shifting. Very good character portrayals and a gritty, sometimes very harsh, plot line. She conveys the brutality of the plantation owners (and the determination of the slaves to be free) very well. There are some happier endings. A very memorable read and I look forward to Ms. Week's future stories. I am fortunate to have an autographed copy of this book as well.

[Christopher Fry · Rating 2 out of 5]

Too many characters, so there was little opportunity to develop any of them. At times (excuse pun) the story held together, but then become an historical treatise, which I found more interesting than the plot. Elaine ends with a bit of a cliff hanger, which sends the main character (didn't know till then that he was) off on another adventure. Think a poor man's "Cloud Atlas" or weak "Oversoul Seven Trilogy".