Sisters in Time was a compelling story about two very different people who got a taste of each other's lives through a bizarre natural accident, or tear in the time continuum, brought on by a strange flash of lightning. The story was told from two perspectives: that of Taylor Morgan, a strong willed attorney who tried to find time for her husband, and from the point of view of Mariah Cassidy, a small town prairie girl who loved and cared for her family but felt that perhaps she was not the passionate woman that her dashingly handsome husband desired. The story took place in two very different time periods. Because of a strange incident, both women were in accidents that caused serious head trauma. When they came to, they had switched places.

Taylor Morgan woke up in Mariah's body on the Rocking C Ranch in Colorado, far from civilization and the 21st century. It was 1872 and Mariah's husband couldn't explain his wife's strange behavior. Neither could Mariah's two children or the town doctor. For her part, Taylor didn't know where she was or how she got there. All of the modern conveniences of her busy life vanished as if they never existed, or, as she came to realize, as if they didn't yet exist. She was stranded in 1872 with no way to get in touch with her husband, David, and no way to get home. And to make matters worse, Mariah's husband, Frank, really thought she was his wife and each day she found it more difficult to turn down his advances.

Mariah Cassidy woke up in a strange, white, sterile room in a hospital in Denver, miles and years away from her husband and children. And to make matters worse she looked like David Morgan's wife, Taylor. She did not understand any of the new fangled gadgets and conveniences that surrounded her. She had a million questions, which David tried to answer, but he couldn't fathom why his sophisticated wife didn't know anything about cars and skyscrapers. All he wanted to do was take her in his arms and make her memory come back.

Taylor had to learn to accept her fate and the possibility that she might not get back to 2002. She had to learn to live with Mariah's handsome husband, Frank. Her high-powered career did not prepare her for prairie living in what she could only explain as pioneer times.

Mariah didn't fare much better in 2002. The tall buildings and all the modern conveniences amazed her. She learned a lot about herself and the love she had for her husband. She also learned a lot about David's wife and her passions and ambitions.

This story was touching and a fair commentary on the rush of our lives today compared to simpler times. It was funny and light-hearted. The parallels between the ordeals that the two women and their husbands must go through kept the story moving and the reader entertained. Sisters in Time was a light read which touched on the important things in life.

Reviewed By: Nancy Peckford
© June 2004