Whisper Falls (Whisper Falls, #1)

by Elizabeth Langston

Paperback, 2013

Status

Available

Call number

YA B Lan

Publication

Spencer Hill Press [First Edition]

Pages

370

Description

"While training for a mountain bike race, high-school senior Mark Lewis spots a mysterious girl dressed in odd clothing, standing behind a waterfall in the woods near his North Carolina home. When she comments on the strange machine that he rides, he suspects something isn't right. When Susanna claims to be an indentured servant from 1796, he wonders if she's crazy. Yet he feels compelled to find out more. Mark enters a 'long-distance' relationship with Susanna through the shimmering--and temperamental--barrier of Whisper Falls. Curious about her world, Mark combs through history to learn about the brutal life she's trapped in. But knowledge can be dangerous. Soon he must choose between the risk of changing history or dooming the girl he can't stop thinking about to a lifetime of misery"--Page 4 of cover.… (more)

Description

Behind the waterfall waits 1796--and the girl who is slowly capturing his heart. But if Mark travels through time to save Susanna, will her brutal world trap him too?

While mountain biking in the woods, Mark Lewis spots a mysterious girl dressed in odd clothing, standing behind a waterfall. When she comments on the strange machine he's riding, he suspects something isn’t right. When Susanna claims to be an indentured servant from 1796, he wonders if she’s crazy, yet he's compelled to find out more.

Mark enters a long-distance relationship with Susanna through the temperamental barrier of Whisper Falls. Curious about her world, Mark searches through history to learn about the brutal life she’s trapped in. But knowledge can be dangerous. Soon he must choose between changing the past--or dooming the girl he can’t stop thinking about to a lifetime of misery.

Collection

Barcode

5938

Language

Original language

English

Physical description

370 p.; 8 inches

ISBN

1937053423 / 9781937053420

User reviews

LibraryThing member sennebec
I decided to read this after finishing the author's Wish trilogy. This is a carefully researched, sensitive and intriguing historical story with a bit of magical realism. Readers who like time travel, romance and very likable characters will very much enjoy it. Halfway through, I ordered the other
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two of the series that are available in print.
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Rating

½ (5 ratings; 3.8)

Call number

YA B Lan
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