Keeping Time
Subtitle
A Novel
A crumbling marriage. An ancient mystery. And a way to change the past . . .
When archaeologist Aaron Keeler finds himself transported 18 years backward in time, he becomes swept up in a strangely illicit liaison with his younger wife. A brilliant musician, Violet is captivated by the attentive, “weathered” version of her husband. The Aaron she recently married — an American expat — has become distant, absorbed by his excavation of a prehistoric site at Kilmartin Glen on Scotland’s west coast, where he will soon make the discovery that launches his career. As Aaron travels back and forth across the span of nearly two decades, with time passing in both worlds, he faces a threat to his revelatory dig, a crisis with the older Violet — mother of his two young children — and a sudden deterioration of his health. Meanwhile, Violet’s musical performances take on a resonance related to the secrets the two are uncovering in both time frames. With their children and Aaron’s lives at risk, he and Violet try to repair the damage before it’s too late.
Bio
Thomas Legendre earned a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing at Arizona State University in 1996.
Praise for this book
A rich novel that explores the nature of a marriage and asks whether love is a monolith, a miracle of biology, or an artificial construct. ... 'Keeping Time' is a modern story with a fantastic deus ex machina at its core: If you could change the past, would you?
Foreword Reviews
An intelligent and compelling novel. The story’s concerns with the lure of the past and the tensions between past and present are beautifully echoed in Aaron and Violet’s respective obsessions as archaeologist and musician, as well as in the dynamic between them as a couple. This complex exploration of time and the connections between worlds resonates beyond its reading.
Alison Moore Author of "The Lighthouse"
