A Rip in the Veil, Anna Belfrage
A Rip in the Veil, Anna Belfrage
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A Rip in the Veil

Author: Anna Belfrage

Narrator: Greg Patmore

Unabridged: 12 hr 24 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/02/2019


Synopsis

On a muggy August day in 2002, Alex Lind disappears without a trace. On an equally stifling August day in 1658, Matthew Graham finds her on an empty Scottish moor. Life will never be the same for Alex—or for Matthew.Due to a series of rare occurrences, Alexandra Lind is thrown three centuries backwards in time. She lands at the feet of Matthew Graham—an escaped convict making his way home to Scotland in this the year of our Lord 1658.Matthew doesn’t quite know what to make of this concussed and injured woman who has seemingly fallen from the skies—what is she, a witch?Alex gawks at this tall, gaunt man with hazel eyes, dressed in what to her mostly looks like rags. At first, she thinks he might be some sort of hermit, an oddball, but she quickly realizes the odd one out is she, not he.Catapulted from a life of modern comfort, Alex grapples with this new existence, further complicated by the dawning realization that someone from her time has followed her here—and not exactly to extend a helping hand.Potential compensation for this brutal shift in fate comes in the shape of Matthew—a man she should never have met, not when she was born three centuries after him. Matthew quickly proves himself a willing and most capable protector, but he comes with baggage of his own, and on occasion it seems his past will see him killed. At times, Alex finds it all excessively exciting and longs for the structured life she used to have.How will she ever get back? And more importantly, does she want to?A Rip in the Veil is the first in Anna Belfrage’s time slip series featuring time traveler Alexandra Lind and her seventeenth-century husband, Matthew Graham.

About Anna Belfrage

Had Anna Belfrage been allowed to choose, she’d have become a professional time traveler. As this was impossible, she instead authored the acclaimed Graham Saga, a time-traveling series set in the seventeenth century. Her latest series is set in the 1320s and features Adam de Guirande, his wife Kit, and their adventures during Roger Mortimer’s rise to power.

About Greg Patmore

Greg Patmore, Audie Award winner, became an actor in his midforties, fulfilling a lifelong ambition, when he trained at Arts Educational Schools, and has enjoyed a varied career on stage, screen, and in the voice-over studio ever since.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Magdalena aka A Bookaholic Swede on August 30, 2016

I think that the idea of time travel is one of the most interesting ideas when it comes to books. I mean going back in time and having to experience a time you only have read about in history books are tantalizing. And, Anna Belfrage has with A Rip in the Veil portrait it very well. So well that I'm......more

Goodreads review by Heidi on May 15, 2024

What is it about a time traveling story that hooks me? I’ve always been intrigued by earlier times, people and places so I find myself drawn to these types of books. What was life really like seen thru a modern chick’s viewpoint? If Outlander is the tops in the genre, closely followed by Susanna Kear......more

Goodreads review by Amy on May 29, 2014

I suppose I should start this review with a disclaimer as I have a bit of history with the author. You see, I coordinated the blog tours for books two through six of the series with HF Virtual Book Tours. I have a policy in place that I don’t review books that I’ve worked on as it could be construed......more

Goodreads review by Paula on October 27, 2016

This wonderful book by Ms Belfrage is the first time travel book I've read, I do believe and I was unsure at first as this genre has never really interested me, and I wondered what it would have to offer someone like me, who prefers her history as it was, and not tampered with by people falling thro......more

Goodreads review by Steve on November 28, 2015

I am a big fan of time travel novels and always very interested in the travel mechanism chosen by the author, which, I feel, is crucial to my suspension of disbelief. In Anna Befrage’s very entertaining A Rip in the Veil, the first book of the Graham Saga, the transport method is a storm that rips t......more


Quotes

“A permanent part of my library, I can’t recommend the book or series highly enough. Thoroughly enjoyable, fun, and imaginative.” Flashlight Commentary

“I will be reading this book again and again with the knowledge that Belfrage has created the Grahams and a tale vigorous enough to journey with us through time and all of our own changes.” the Review

“Belfrage has a gift for great historical settings, but her gift for character takes precedence…Yet another interesting novel from a skilled author.” Reader’s Favorite on There Is Always a Tomorrow