A Point in Time Series by Martha Hall Kelly, Paula McLain, Olivia Hawker, Esi Edugyan, Fiona Davis, Thomas Keneally, Jesmyn Ward

3.80 · 86 ratings
  • Naomi's Gift (A Point in Time #1)
    #1

    Naomi's Gift (A Point in Time #1)

    Martha Hall Kelly

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings · published 2022

    A woman’s life-altering discovery after her mother’s death sheds light on the best and worst of humanity in this haunting short story by New York Times bestselling author Martha Hall Kelly.After her mother’s passing, Aldona finds a tin filled with old letters from a prisoner at Ravensbrück, a women’s concentration camp in northern Germany... more

  • Ash Wednesday (A Point in Time #2)
    #2

    Ash Wednesday (A Point in Time #2)

    Paula McLain

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings · published 2022

    In this wrenching short story based on a real-life tragedy near Cleveland, Ohio, New York Times bestselling author Paula McLain reflects on one family’s perseverance in the face of the unthinkable.On Ash Wednesday in 1908, Swiss German immigrant Fritz Hirter arrives at his children’s school, where he is the lone custodian. But soon after lessons start, a fast-moving fire breaks out—its cause is unknown, but its effects are horrifying... more

  • Landing (A Point in Time #3)
    #3

    Landing (A Point in Time #3)

    Olivia Hawker

    Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings · published 2022

    Doubt plagues a new marriage when a young NASA engineer focuses more on the Apollo 11 moon landing than his own future in this poignant short story by bestselling author Olivia Hawker.Alan is able to imagine every way critical equipment might break during the launch and landing of Apollo 11... more

  • We Are Bone and Earth (A Point in Time #4)
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    We Are Bone and Earth (A Point in Time #4)

    Esi Edugyan

    Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings · published 2022

    In this moving short tale of one girl’s search for her lost brother, award-winning author Esi Edugyan offers a vivid, unique perspective on a lesser-known corner of the West African slave trade.At a fort in Cabo Vermelho in 1779, Sisi, a West African girl with a gift for languages, works as a translator for her English enslavers... more

  • A Wild Rose (A Point in Time #5)
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    A Wild Rose (A Point in Time #5)

    Fiona Davis

    Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings · published 2022

    A troubled concert pianist searches for a new inspiration among the hidden back hallways of Carnegie Hall in bestselling author Fiona Davis’s bold short story of artistic ambition in 1950s New York.World-renowned pianist Gloria Banderas is at the height of her career when a curious ailment forces her to cancel a sold-out performance at Carnegie Hall. The same day, she befriends one of the many free-spirited artists inhabiting the warren of apartments above the theater... more

  • Alison's Conviction (A Point in Time #6)
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    Alison's Conviction (A Point in Time #6)

    Thomas Keneally

    Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings · published 2022

    A young autistic woman finds her voice and a path toward justice in this uplifting short story about the power of family history by Thomas Keneally, award-winning author of Schindler’s List.When Alison Strange receives a debt claim she can’t afford to pay from the Australian government’s unemployment office, she’s caught completely off-balance... more

  • Mother Swamp (A Point in Time #7)
    #7

    Mother Swamp (A Point in Time #7)

    Jesmyn Ward

    Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings · published 2022

    A fever dream of the past that ripples outward to the modern world, this powerful short story by two-time National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward draws inspiration from the hidden communities built by people escaping slavery.Afice is the last of nine generations of women who have survived enslavement, sickness, and hunger. Alone at age seventeen, she sets out through the Louisiana swamps to follow the trail of her ancestors and hear their songs anew... more

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