Miles McTavish, 15, is undersized and inoffensive. He likes old
bicycles, new music, and (don’t say it too loud), model railroading. As
the only child of wealthy Dallas executives, it appears that a life of
trustafarian ease is his birthright. All those expectations are
upended, however, the day he is summoned to the hospital bed of his
friend (and fellow English three-speed enthusiast), Morgan Davies.
Professor Davies has a secret to share: he once was a time traveler. He
also has a task for his young friend: Miles is to travel back in time
to 1928, and across the sea to England. Once there, he is to find “a
girl with a gift, a girl born out of her time” and a “secret that was
not meant to be” and then return home with them both. Miles must first
find the courage to pass through the strange portal in the Vermont
woods that will launch him on this mission, and then to face down a
series of do-or-die crises (including a crisis of confidence). He must
also navigate the low-tech, class-bound world of England in 1928 while
keeping his true identity a secret. Miles' quest for the girl and the
secret carries him from a great estate in England's beautiful
countryside to London's jazz-age cabarets, and from terrified boy to
heroic young man.
About the Author
K. Velk
Writing and working for a living as a lawyer in Vermont. Member of a
family that includes two teenagers, a husband/COO and a rescued terrier.
Also operates laundry and taxi service.
Links
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