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Whispers Across Time
by J. Robert Whittle and
Joyce Sandilands
... history,
mystery, romance, time travel ...
Whittle and Sandilands prove once again they're a great team!
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Set in Victoria, BC, Seattle and
Everett, WA
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Visit the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries
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Another Whittlesque* family-friendly novel
We've won a 2nd IPPY Gold Medal
for this book!
Thousands proclaim Whittle's books as 'best ever read!'
and the critics agree ...
ISBN: 0-9685061-9-4
ISBN: 978-0-9685061-9-6
Published: August 2007
Format: Trade Paperback
Size: 312 pg
General Audience
Read
excerpt
Price: 19.95
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Whittle's 8th historical
novel has a surprising twist ... it's a ghost / angel story!
Oliver Ryan is a mild-mannered Seattle court
reporter working in 1916 Victoria, BC who gets drunk one night and is drawn
toward the local cemetery. Standing in the darkness he suddenly realizes he
is flying and beside him is a top-hatted man who says he's his Guardian
Angel. Oliver will soon discover that he has been chosen for an experiment
by mysterious forces. He meets Mary, a school teacher from Everett, WA and
decides to share his story. Together they have some fascinating adventures,
meeting several earthbound ghosts and through them learn more about the
history of the Pacific Northwest.
Don't miss Whittle's unexpected and
fascinating break with tradition, co-authored with his wife Joyce -- a
touching, yet often hilarious look at 19th, 20th and 21st centuries in
Victoria, BC, Seattle and Everett, WA with many previously unmentioned (in
Victoria Chronicles) historical tidbits.
Read the Reviews below.
* the pictures at top of this page
are of Olde Victoria, see bottom for details*
Since publication
on August 1st, reviews are now coming in thick and fast (mainly
verbal and Robert isn't getting a chance to record names --he's
having enough trouble keeping up with sales at Bastion Square!
Reviews w/i 10 days of
publication ...
"Your best book ever!"
"I love it and have only read three chapters!" Carol F.
"Proving once again you're a master storyteller ...."
"I thoroughly enjoyed ... made myself slowly read this book
to enjoy everything."
Lana F.
Pre-publication reviewers
reported:
"As a professional proofreader/editor,
it is not often that I look forward to my work as much as
proofreading the next book by J. Robert Whittle. This latest
one, covering various years, in both Victoria, BC and
Everett/Seattle, Washington State, did not disappoint me ... it
was not only highly enjoyable but a delight - an excellent read.
I thoroughly recommend this book to readers of any
age." Deborah Wright,
Precision Proofreading
A wonderful,
thought-provoking, and unique story with heartwarming characters
and a familiar setting to many of Mr. Whittle's readers.
Whispers Across Time was very hard to put down and such fun
reading! These days, it is surprising to find an author who can
write with such authenticity, 'old world' charm and good
manners, enabling the reader to truly experience the past. Mr.
Whittle and his wife bring a freshness to their books that is
hard to find (and I
read hundreds of books each year).
Whispers has been a pleasure from beginning to
end. Lynne St. Clair,
Victoria, BC
Ever wonder
what it would be like to travel back and forth in time? Wonder
no more. Take a journey with Oliver and some old and new friends
thanks to the writings of J. Robert Whittle and his wife, Joyce,
in their marvelous new novel, Whispers Across Time.
See if you can answer the question "what would I do" if given
the life altering choices facing Oliver and Mary? I'm still
thinking on that one! Wendy Dyer, Kindardine, ON
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Victoria
Chronicles fans ... you'll renew acquaintances with some of your
favourite characters! Set in same areas, too!
J. Robert Whittle and Joyce Sandilands
are a well-recognized
team with their fans but now, for the second time (Leprechaun Magic was
the first), they team up on the writing credits and break with tradition
by writing a ghost/time travel yarn.
From Joyce's first suggestion that he
write his memoirs in 1994 (at which time he began to write fiction! and
his 1st published novel, Lizzie: Lethal Innocence became
his first bestselling novel) to discovering her own hidden talent for
writing, editing and producing books, this husband and wife succeed
where many have failed--in a business partnership. Although an ever
changing and challenging vocation, they admit it has been a thrilling
journey together.
This is
Whittle's 8th published novel in nine years more
Robert and Joyce would
like to thank
Senior Living Magazine
(Vancouver Is.),
US & Canadian Radio and TV Stations, Canadian Forces Radio,
Good Morning Canada,
newspapers across N.
America, and internet media services for their remarkable support over
the past eight years. You have been instrumental in spreading the word
about our books. We can't thank you enough.
*Whittlesque: phrase coined by his wife for Robert's unusual and
page-turning mix of family friendly style, romance and history.
©2007-2008 Whitlands
Publishing Ltd.
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