THE TIME KEEPERS by Alyson Richman Tour

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I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the THE TIME KEEPERS by Alyson Richman Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!

 

About The Book:

Title: THE TIME KEEPERS

Author: Alyson Richman

Pub. Date: October 15, 2024

Publisher: Union Square Co.

Formats: Paperback, eBook, Audiobook

Pages: 336

Find it: Goodreadshttps://books2read.com/THE-TIME-KEEPERS 

An unforgettable novel that captures the power of longing, loss, and love, The Time Keepers transports us from 1979 suburban New York to war-torn Vietnam, revealing that sometimes the most unexpected friendships can save us.

Two women from different worlds, Grace and Anh, are indelibly changed when a runaway boy is found on a street in their small Long Island town. Brought together by the love of this child displaced by war, the women find friendship and healing from their own painful pasts when their lives intersect with a mysterious wounded Vietnam vet. The vet, Jack, works at the Golden Hours, a watch store that mends timepieces—and might even mend damaged souls. 

Richman interweaves the journeys of these wonderfully diverse characters who will grip, fill, and break your heart—only to bring them together with the care and precision of an expert watchmaker, one piece at a time. Inspired by the true story of a Vietnamese refugee who entrusted the dramatic account of her escape from Vietnam to the author, and also that of a wounded veteran, Richman sheds light on those whose lives were forever impacted by the devastation of that war.

 

Excerpt:

PROLOGUE 

Vietnam, 1978 

They have been waiting all night by the river, the dark  water smooth as glass. They carry nothing but a bundle filled with  food and canteens of fresh water all tied in a square piece of cloth. A  single tin pot. A sack of lemons and a box of sugar. 

The boat is late. The children are hungry. The men and women  who are with them are standing still as trees. 

The moon cuts through the darkness like a scythe. As they wait,  looking for the boat they were promised, the tide inches closer to their  silhouettes. They walk backward, retreating into the marsh, tall spears  of reeds behind them. The cicadas loud in the wet grass. 

It is the youngest boy who first sees the flash of light. A small beacon from a torch pulsating atop the head of the fisherman. They walk into the river. Treading past the water hyacinth, a mass  of green leaves and singular pink flowers. First, ankle-deep. Then,  knee-deep. Finally, waist-deep. The children are afraid. Seaweed wraps  around their legs, pulling them down. Still, they inch toward the boat.  The weight of the river slowing them with each step until there is no  sand or silt beneath their feet. 

They reach their arms up toward the boat. The current flows  against them. In the shadow of the ship’s hull, they see a woman  extending her hand. A rope is thrown out to reach them, curling first  on the surface of the water before sinking down. 

 

PART I 

CHAPTER 1 

Long Island, 1979 

Grace Golden would never know why, on that sunny  afternoon in late May, she had chosen to walk down Gypsum Street  after Mass instead of her usual route to the grocery store. Maple Avenue had always been the fastest way from Saint Bartholomew’s to  Kepler’s Market. 

Her husband, Tom, believed Grace picked Gypsum Street because  the cherry blossoms there were at their peak. That was the thing about  his wife, he explained. She’d always go out of her way to encounter  something beautiful. But neither of them could have anticipated on  that fine spring day, as Grace’s heels rhythmically struck the sidewalk,  her shopping list tucked inside her leather purse, that she would notice  a little boy curled up against the side of a building. Sleeping on the hard  cement, his body was tucked so tightly, he reminded Grace of a small  whelk nestled into its shell. 

She stopped and hovered over him. Then she leaned down to  nudge him. 

“Are you lost, love?” The lilt of her Irish accent, still detectable  after years of living in New York, floated through the air. “Let me help  you up,” she offered her hand. 

But the boy remained fixed in a fetal position, his arms locked even  tighter around himself and his feet inched closer to his bottom. One  of his tennis shoes had a hole in its rubber sole. The other was missing  its laces. 

She still could not see his face, only the tiny edge of his ear and the  shock of straight black hair. 

“Please.” 

His head rose slightly, revealing his dark eyes, heart-shaped lips,  and small nose. 

It was the face of a child, frightened and alone. 

 

About Alyson Richman:

Alyson Richman is the USA Today bestselling and #1 international bestselling author of several historical novels including The Velvet Hours, The Garden of Letters, and The Lost Wife, which is currently in development for a major motion picture.  Alyson graduated from Wellesley College with a degree in art history and Japanese studies.  She herself is an accomplished painter and her novels combine her deep love of art, historical research, and travel.  Alyson’s novels have been published in twenty-five languages and have reached the bestseller lists both in the United States and abroad. She lives on Long Island with her husband and two children, where she is currently at work on her next novel. 

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Giveaway Details:

1 winner will receive a finished copy of THE TIME KEEPERS, US Only.

Ends October 29th, midnight EST.

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Tour Schedule:

Week One:

10/14/2024

TX Girl Reads

Excerpt/IG Post

10/15/2024

Book Review Virginia Lee Blog

Excerpt/IG Post

10/16/2024

Locks, Hooks and Books

Excerpt/IG Post

10/17/2024

Fire and Ice Reads

Excerpt/IG Post

10/18/2024

Wishful Endings

Review/IG Post

Week Two:

10/21/2024

Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers

Review/IG Post

10/22/2024

Country Mamas With Kids

Review/IG Post

10/23/2024

A Blue Box Full of Books

IG Review/LFL Drop Pic/TikTok Post

10/24/2024

One More Exclamation

Review/IG Post

10/25/2024

Readingonthebrink

IG Review


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