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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!

* Set in Victoria, BC, Seattle and Everett, WA
* Visit the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries
* 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      Buy Now

 


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


* 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.

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