Time Travel, Historical

In this companion novel following the Oregon Book Award-winning  Blue Thread , Ruth Tenzer Feldman once again weaves a tale full of history, culture, and fantasy. Hope Friis has struggled with a severe stutter her entire life. As the 1960s Free Speech Movement gains ground in her hometown of Berkeley, California, Hope embarks on a journey back in time—guided by her time-traveling ancestor, Serakh—to the city of Paris, circa 1099 A.D. Her to save the newborn son of the young woman, Dolcette, and find the courage to become a young woman of strength and conviction. 

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