Time With Norma Jeane: Time Travel Novel by Elyse Douglas

Publisher:  Broadback (January 13, 2020)

Category: Time Travel, Historical Fiction, Time Slip, Women’s Fiction

Synopsis

A young woman is hurled back to 1954 to spend a week with Marilyn Monroe.  Together, they embark on their own personal journeys — one a coming-of-age — the other, Marilyn’s journey, a struggle to reconcile with her past and perhaps change the future.

Praise

“A delightful and enthralling read! Elyse Douglas captured magic and put it on the page.”—Ambling Bookworm Reviews

“This is just an astonishing read that will have you hooked on page one and won’t let go till the last. I read it all in one sitting and could not put it down.”—Donadee’s Corner Reviews

Review

There is something about time travel novels that I really enjoy.  Maybe it is the characters in another time period and adapting, maybe it is the intertwining of past and present, or maybe it is learning something new about either a person or place.

I have read several other books by this duo and have always enjoyed the research, settings, and characters.  This book is no different but with a twist.  Because it is based on Marilyn Monroe’s life for this week or two in 1954, it made me think about who she was as a person, what her life might have been like, and what it could have been had it not ended so soon.  I appreciated the work the authors put forth in portraying her life and the struggles she faced as a celebrity.

Darla was an outstanding protagonist.  She was dealing with some of her own issues and is a huge fan of Marilyn’s, yet nothing she does is able to change time or history.  I think she learned a bit about herself as well and that maybe life wasn’t so bad in 1998.  Her relationship with her Dad may have been trying, but he still loved her and wanted nothing but the best for her.

I really enjoyed the ending…I won’t say much so as not to spoil the book, but there are several revelations that were intriguing.

If you enjoy time travel novels, this is a novel you will want to pick up soon.

We give this 4 paws up.

About the Author

Elyse Douglas is the pen name for the husband and wife writing team of Elyse Parmentier and Douglas Pennington. Elyse began writing poems and short stories at an early age and graduated with a degree in English Literature. Douglas began writing novels in college while studying music at the Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music.  He traveled the world as a professional pianist for many years.  He has also worked as a copywriter and corporate manager.

Some of Elyse Douglas’ novels include: The Christmas Eve Letter (A Time Travel Novel), Christmas for Juliet, The Summer Letters, The Christmas Diary, The Summer Diary, and The Lost Mata Hari Ring. They live in New York City.

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Giveaway

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