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When tragedy strikes Michele Windsor’s world, she is forced to uproot her life and move across the country to New York City, to live with the wealthy, aristocratic grandparents she’s never met. In their old Fifth Avenue mansion filled with a century’s worth of family secrets, Michele discovers... read more
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When her mother is killed in a car accident, Michele Windsor has no choice but to move in with the wealthy grandparents she's never met in New York. Disillusioned by their coldness, Michele retreats into her room, where she discovers her great-great-aunt's journal--and, once she touches its... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters/People edit
- Michele Windsor: She becomes an orphan when her mother dies and moves to live with her grandparents.
- Phillip James Walker: Handsome young man. Lives in the Walker Mansion, New York 1910.
- Marion Windsor: Michele's Mother and best friend.
- Dorothy Windsor: Michele's grandmother, Marion's mother.
- Caissie: Michele's friend.
- Walter Windsor: Michele's grandfather, Marion's mother, Dorothy's husband
- George Windsor: A Windsor who went up in history, Michele's great great great grandfather.
- Annaleigh: The head caretaker at Windsor Mansion, Michele's new home in New York.
- Lily: A Windsor daughter, Mother of Walter Windsor and Michele's great grandmother.
- Kristen: One of Michele's best friends in California. A soccer star.
- Stella: Add a description of this character.
- Irving Henry
- Amanda: Another one of Michele's best friends from California. A beautiful model.
- Michele: Her Mom dies, she is sent to live with her parents. And as she tries to mentally live through this horrible life, she meets her one true love. But, how can she be with him, if he lives in another time?
- Aaron: Caissie's best friend
- Edmond
- Mr. Lewis
- Violet: Beautiful daughter of George Windsor, engaged to Philip.
- Clara: The only adopted child of the Windsor family. Michele travels through time through her diary. Clara is the first person Michele met in 1910.
- Sam
- Fritz: The Windsor's chauffeur
- Ms. Richards
- Judy
- Jack
- Alanna: Clara's birth mother, died of the Spanish Influenza.
- Thomas
- Frances
- Olivia: Olivia Livingston, part of the "Four Hundred Club". Snobby, rich, and pushy.
- Henry Irving: Michele's dad. but his name is backwards
- Ben: A boy with the hots for Michele. She tries hard to let him down gently, as she feels like Phillip is waiting for her.
- Jason: Michele's ex boyfriend
- Mrs. Brewer
- Mary Poppins: The Broadway play Michele goes to see with her grandparents.
Quotes edit
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“"Why when you're goneThe world's gray on my ownYou bring the colors backYou bring the colors backWhy, I feel numbI'm a sky without a sunJust take away the lackAnd bring the colors back"”
Michele's lyrics to "Bring the Colors Back"
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There is nothing in this life that can ever destroy you but yourself. Bad things happen to everyone, but when they do, you can’t just fall apart and die. You have to fight back. If you don’t, you’re the one who loses in the end. But if you do keep going and fight back, you win.
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“That butterflies-in-your-stomach feeling of wanting to be with someone, and knowing they feel the same way about you?”
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“Someone once told me that friends are the family you choose. So here’s an idea—I’ll be your family, and you can be mine.”
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‘The distinction between past, present, and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion.’
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Other time periods are all around us, and the spirits of those we’ve loved and lost still surround us. We just have to be able to see them and feel them.
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What was the point of loving when the people you loved were taken from you? When Death or Time were always looming and poised to strike, why did love even exist?
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Why must we spend so much of our lives missing people instead of being with them?
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His experiments basically reversed the belief that time is linear and the same for everyone.
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They showed that one person’s past could hypothetically be another person’s future!”
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Setting & Locations edit
First Sentence edit
Michele stood alone in the center of a hall of mirrors.
Table of Contents edit
19 Chapters.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 1 of 3 in Timeless Series. (standard series)
Followed by Timekeeper.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Alexandra Monir (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Country: United States
Publication Date: January 11, 2011
ISBN: 978-0385738385
Page Count: 304
Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Country: United States
Publication Date: January 11, 2011
ISBN: 978-0385738385
Page Count: 304
Notes for Parents edit
Reading Level: Young AdultsContains some kissing scenes, other than that it is a clean book. Should be okay to read for anyone 13+
Subjects edit
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