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The Other Valley
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- Narrated by: Cindy Kay
- Length: 10 hrs and 42 mins
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Publisher's summary
*Soon to be a TV series*
Jimmy Fallon’s Book Club Top Four Pick and a PBS Book Club Pick
For fans of Kazuo Ishiguro and Emily St. John Mandel, this “mind-bending take on time travel” (The New York Times) is about an isolated town neighbored by its own past and future, and a young girl who spots two elderly visitors from across the border: the grieving parents of the boy she loves.
Sixteen-year-old Odile vies for a coveted seat on the Conseil. If she earns the position, she’ll decide who may cross her town’s heavily guarded borders. To the east, the town is twenty years ahead in time. To the west, it’s twenty years behind. The towns repeat in an endless sequence across the wilderness.
When Odile recognizes two visitors she wasn’t supposed to see, she realizes that the parents of her friend Edme have been escorted across the border from the future, on a mourning tour, to view their son while he’s still alive in Odile’s present.
Edme—who is brilliant, funny, and the only person to truly know Odile—is going to die. Sworn to secrecy to preserve the timeline, Odile now becomes the Conseil’s top candidate. Yet she finds herself drawing closer to the doomed boy, jeopardizing her entire future.
The Other Valley is “thought-provoking exploration of ethics, power, love, and time travel” (Kirkus Reviews).
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- NP
- 03-08-24
time traveler loop of the year
awesome read, considering the first book by a philosophy professor, I loved the plot, ending and all the characters a lot. enjoyed every bit of it.
the narrator's voice is too raspy and at some point I feel like clearing my own throat 😕 strange, I know!
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- Wilma Fernandez
- 08-29-24
Great story
Narration was a bit on the sadder side but I still enjoyed it! Gives it a nostalgic feel.
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- Shunta76
- 07-15-24
The unique premise, philosophical themes, and compelling storytelling.
Fans of speculative fiction will be enthralled by this captivating tale set in this French-influenced lake town nestled between two versions of itself, one 20 years in the past and the other 20 years in the future.
In the story, you are only able to visit the past for bereavement purposes. This raises thought-provoking philosophical questions about the consequences of altering the past and its impact on the future. Through the eyes of a 16-year-old female protagonist, the story delves into complex moral dilemmas when she encounters visitors from the future on a bereavement visit. The beautiful and poetic writing style adds depth to the narrative as the protagonist grapples with whether to intervene or stay silent.
Part 2 of the book ramped up the tension, keeping me on the edge of my seat. The surprising yet satisfying ending ties up the story in a way that makes the stressful journey worthwhile.
I highly recommend this book for its unique premise, philosophical themes, and compelling storytelling.
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- Bailey Rose
- 08-13-24
Wonderfully Beautiful
Wow! What a debut! Thoroughly enthralling piece of work. Had me mesmerized from the very beginning to the very end.
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- Susan Longo
- 05-11-24
Unique storyline
While I enjoyed the unique storyline, I felt the ending was a little too rushed without a clearer explanation of the repercussions of crossing the border
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- Robert
- 09-13-24
Slooooow
Basic plot sound, characters live in a valley with the valley to the east 30 years in the future and the west the past. But the plot is so slow I can’t recommend.
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- Kimberly
- 03-08-24
Loved this book! Immediately read it again!
Suspenseful. Thought provoking. Relatable characters.
Imagine the possibilities and consequences of a world where you could just take a peek forward or backward in time with a good enough reason.
This book had me asking myself all kinds of hypothetical questions and dissecting the details of infinite scenarios of how things might change.
Is it worth the risk?
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- Cheri Linehan
- 04-19-24
A lovely complex story
I enjoyed the story and the characters. It was worth the read. The time travel was interesting.
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- Linda Wagner
- 04-03-24
Weird
Very different. Sometimes it was entertaining and sometimes boring. I think this took place in a place like Nazi Germany.
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- Amazon Customer
- 04-30-24
Referred by Jimmy Fallon
This was one of the books that didn’t make it but I voted for it and wanted to read lol or listen to it.
Amazing concept of being able to go forward or backward in time by crossing a barrier somewhat like the demilitarized zone between N and S Korea.
The author does an excellent job navigating the coulda woulda shoulda of the character’s lives.
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