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  • A Haunting Debut Novel of Time Travel and WW1
  • By: Catherine Taylor
  • Narrated by: Liz May Brice
  • Length: 13 hrs and 18 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (12 ratings)

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Beyond the Moon

By: Catherine Taylor
Narrated by: Liz May Brice
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A strange twist of fate connects a British soldier fighting in WWI in 1916 with a young woman living in modern-day England a century later, in this haunting best-selling literary time-travel novel.

Shortlisted for the Eharmony/Orion Love Story Prize

Longlisted for the Exeter Novel Prize

"Taylor’s accomplished, genre-bending book succeeds as a WWI historical novel and a beguiling time-travel love story" (Kirkus Reviews)

In 1916, First Lieutenant Robert Lovett is a patient at Coldbrook Hall Military Hospital in Sussex, England. A gifted artist, he’s been wounded fighting in WWI. Shell-shocked and suffering from hysterical blindness, he can no longer see his own face, let alone paint, and life seems increasingly hopeless. A century later, in 2017, medical student Louisa Casson has just lost her beloved grandmother - her only family. Heartbroken, she drowns her sorrows in alcohol on the South Downs cliffs - only to fall accidentally part-way down. Doctors fear a suicide attempt, and Louisa finds herself involuntarily admitted to Coldbrook Hall, now a psychiatric hospital, an unfriendly and chaotic place. Then one day, while secretly exploring the old hospital’s abandoned wing, Louisa hears a voice calling for help, and stumbles across a dark old-fashioned hospital room. Inside, lying on the floor, is a mysterious, sightless young man, who tells her he was he was hurt at the Somme, a WWI battle a century ago. And that his name is Lt Robert Lovett....

Two people, two battles: one against the invading Germans in 1916 France, the other against an uncaring mental health facility in 2017. Part war-story, part timeslip, part love-story - and at the same time a meditation on the themes of war, mental illness, identity, and art, Beyond the Moon is an intelligent, captivating debut novel, perfect for book clubs. 

Contains graphic descriptions of war violence/injuries, profanity, and mild sex.

©2019 Catherine Taylor (P)2020 Catherine Taylor

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Part 2 please!!

I loved this Novel, it was beautifully written and I really hope they will be another book to go with it. or like a swap book where it's Roberts 2017 self, or Robert get transported to 2017.

Either way I'm very happy I read this book. it was lovely to listen too and I'm excited to see what the Author has up her sleeve if she continues in this format.

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Loved it

Had me on edge a good part of it and couldn’t wait to hear more.

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