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The Flowers of Time

Lost in Time, Book 3

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The Flowers of Time

By: A. L. Lester
Narrated by: Zoe Brookes
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A determined lady botanist and a non-binary explorer make the long journey over the high Himalayan mountain passes from Kashmir to Little Tibet, collecting flowers and exploring ruins on the way. Will Jones discover the root of the mysterious deaths of her parents? Will she confide in Edie and allow her to help in the quest?

It’s a trip fraught with perils for both of them, not least those of the heart.

A stand-alone f/enby romance set in the Border Magic universe 1780. About 50,000 words.

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Although the audiobook says this is book 3, it’s actually a standalone story set much earlier than the first two Lost In Time books. Jones has grown up in far-flung places like Tibet and she shuns most social conventions placed on women. When she visits London, she meets Edie and her brother and the three of them team up in the Himalayas - Jones wants to find out more about father’s death, while the others seek new botanical species. While the first two books focused far more on the borderland magic with the romance playing a minor role, Flowers In Time focusses on the growing friendship of the masculine Jones and the feminine Edie with the fantasy theme a distant second. I liked the gentile romance against the backdrop of the Himalayas and felt it almost didn’t need the fantasy element. I loved the two main characters, especially the exploration of Jones’ gender identity. Zoe Brookes provided a well-paced and soothing narrative style, although I had to get used to hearing her swallow - she must have a very sensitive microphone.

A lovely gentile historical sapphic romance!

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This book is mis labelled as book 3 in the series, which is incorrect. I have listened to the 3 books in the series already .This is obviously a prequel or a stand-alone so should be corrected by whoever is marketing it asap.
It really is an interesting story which I enjoyed very much.
As with another reviewer, I found the narrator's audible swallowing etc very off-putting even though she did a brilliant job, so perhaps a less sensitive mic would help?

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