Description:
In Book 2, Suzanne's and Themistokles' connection is back. She, a student in modern England, is a fascinated but helpless witness as he battles to save his city and his family in 418 BCE, when Athens is threatened by Sparta, and from within.
Brief description: Julia grew up in England and was an English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teacher and publisher in various countries for more than 30 years. Now she writes fiction and scripts for EFL learners and general readers. As a student, she drove from London to Athens, Greece, in a very small car. When she saw the dazzling blues of the Mediterranean for the first time and ate her first cheese pie, she knew she had to live there. This led eventually to her having two bicultural children there (now adults), and two homes, one in Cumbria and one near Corinth. Her other loves include exploring and researching country-sides and coasts, and spending time with cats. But her normally nomadic lifestyle means she can't look after a real cat (or two or three). So she has a stuffed toy leopard who reclines near her desk, and HE looks after HER, in his own unblinking, undemonstrative way.
Review Quotes:
The Girl in Two Worlds is Book 2 of The Connection Trilogy.
These are reviews for The Boy in Two Minds, formerly The Boy in Two Heads (2021) or The Boy with Two Heads (2012), Book 1 of the trilogy.
"A very clever concept for time travel. ... I'm loving it ... !" Caroline Lawrence, author of The Roman Mysteries series and the Time Travel Diaries, on Twitter.
"This book transported me effortlessly back to ancient Greece, vividly evoking its exotic sights, sounds and even smells. And it seems that young people's issues have hardly changed in 2,400 years!" Marion Clarke, fiction editor.
"A wonderful story which brings the ancient Olympics to vibrant life. You can almost smell Greece from its pages ... I was so engrossed by the story and the dramatic climax that I did not realise how much I had learnt until it was all over." Philippa Harrison, former Managing Director of Macmillan and Little Brown UK.
"... extremely well written, highly believable and engaging ... I would love to see this book used in schools, because the aspects of every day life in Ancient Greece are so cleverly and easily portrayed here." Fiona Robson on Goodreads.
"This was a very engaging read. Lovers of the Grecian era will find it interesting, and the blog is a good twist." Prudence on Amazon.
" ... a story on different levels, from different points of view. It brings ancient Greece to life, ... excellent ... well-researched ... well-written story." Sally Katherine Bracher on Amazon.
" ... well written with plenty smells (sic), intrigue and pace to keep the reader wanting to turn the next page ..." Anne Bryson on Goodreads.
" ... enthralling read, I did not want to put the book down." Bill on Amazon Kindle.