Time and Chance

By Alan Brennert

Book Overview

A classic novel from the bestselling author of Moloka'i and Honolulu

Before Alan Brennert became a bestselling author of historical novels, he wrote this lyrical fantasy in the vein of The Time Traveler's Wife. Part love story, part deeply affecting character study, it is a literary tour de force chronicling the parallel lives of two men who were once the same man--until, as the poet Robert Frost wrote, "Two roads diverged in a yellow wood/And sorry I could not travel both/And be one traveler..."

Thirteen years ago, Richard Cochrane left his small New England town to pursue his dreams of an acting career. But on some other level of reality there is also a Rick Cochrane, who chose instead to set aside his dreams, marry the woman he loved, and raise a family. Today, neither man is happy with the choice he made--but as their lives, once separated by time and chance, now draw closer together, Richard and Rick are offered another a last chance to discover "the road not taken."

Time and Chance displays the same vivid sense of time and place--and the vibrant, memorable characters drawn with compassion, warmth, and humor--that have made the author's historical novels national bestsellers and reading group favorites.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0765329522
• ISBN13: 9780765329523
• Release Date: July 2011
• Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.5" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Absorbing

Excellent parallel universe novel that delves into "if only" terrain. A unique take on family vs. career choices. Full of pithy insights. Most enjoyable.

Deserves a screen play!

Time and Chance. The title alone fills the mind with excitement and wonder. Brennert's idea is captivating, unusual, and makes you think. It makes you wonder What if I did one thing, and not the other? What if I chose one but later in life I can go back and change my decision? You go through life and you wonder what would happen if you left a minute earlier- Would you have been involved in that accident? This novel gives you that sense of uneasiness that is so great. The character "Richard" is the perfect person to work this rounabout with...