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Wide Awake Asleep - time travel romance Kindle Edition

by Louise Wise (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 29 ratings
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Julie grew up in a small village where her mother was the talk of the town due to her numerous flings. Her broken-hearted father couldn't cope and eventually left the family home. Julie was unable to forgive, and her feelings of anger and disillusionment only intensified when she was placed in foster care.

But despite her upbringing, Julie turned her life around. She even forgave her mother enough to find her the best nursing home.

But her life takes an irreversible turn when she's transported to 1973 and thrust back into her traumatic childhood. Has she inadvertently entered the afterlife following her accident? Or has she genuinely travelled back in time?
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    326 pages
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  4. Publication date
    December 16, 2016
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I've never read a book quite like this one; it was so good. I couldn't put it down because I was constantly wondering what was going to happen next. Julie is such a great character too. I can't wait to read more from this author! - Amazon reviewer

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If the human essence is the soul and fate is the road it's travelling, then shouldn't humans travel more carefully? - Louise Wise

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01N2QW3VX
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Wise Publisher (December 16, 2016)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 16, 2016
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1268 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 326 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 29 ratings

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Louise Wise

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Louise Wise is a British author from the Midlands in England. Her debut novel is the acclaimed sci-fi romance titled EDEN, which was followed by its sequel HUNTED in 2013.

Other novels include:

A PROPER CHARLIE (romantic comedy)

OH NO, I’VE FALLEN IN LOVE! (dark, comedy romance)

WIDE AWAKE ASLEEP (time travel, romance)

Wise enjoys writing comedy and finds a place for it in ALL her books. She has written numerous short stories for women’s magazines such as Take a Break and Woman’s Own. Wise also writes under the pen-name T.E Kessler writing a steamier sci-fi romance called Jelvia: Not Human, which delves deeper into the whos and whys of Fly's ancestors from Itor (Eden).

Connect with Louise Wise on Twitter:

@louise_wise

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4.4 out of 5 stars
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Vickie Fisher
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing read
Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2019
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Wow, if only I could somehow leap from my present self to my past and correct mistakes along the way is what dreams are made of. Wide Awake Asleep, does just that. What an amazing page turner Louise Wise has creative. If you were a fan of the TV show Quantum Leap, as I was, you are going to love this book. Louise Wise has done an excellent job of telling a realistic story of time leaping. It is so interesting to see how each leap slowly changes her future. Awesome book, you will not be disappointed.
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Kevin G. Chapman, Author
4.0 out of 5 stars A Cozy and sweet story lacking much romance
Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2019
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Wouldn’t it be nice if you could go back in time to all the key moments of your youth and correct the errors you made that sent your life and the lives of your friends and family onto a dark path? it would be nice, and in this story Julie (Jules) does just that. When she is on the brink of death and in a coma after a car accident, Julie -- a successful but lonely businesswoman -- is transported back in time and assumes the bodies of different people in her life over six different episodes. In each episode she must take action to undo a mistake or change the course of her life so that the future will be changed for the better.

The billing for this book is a “time travel romance.” There is time travel (only within Julie’s own life), but no traditional romance. If you are expecting some steamy sexual adventures you will be disappointed. What the author gives us is a lovingly told story about a girl and her mother and her best friend (who betrayed her with her first boyfriend) and how the many small things that happen in life can have profound effects on the future. The narrative is a bit hard to follow at first, but that quickly resolves itself as we are treated to a deeply detailed walk down memory lane from 1976 to 1983. The descriptions of the sleepy English village and the people who lived there are rich and colorful. The writing is clean and pretty well edited (although it contains far too many ellipses). The story is sweet and at times sad but only in the sense that fixing problems requires the problems to exist first. The story is about mothers and daughters and about daughters and fathers and about choices and mistakes. Iit is not about action or adventure or peril or sex, but it is about love and fate ad so perhaps that does qualify it as a “romance.”

I went into the book expecting something very different. I was a bit disappointed that the time travel angle didn’t reach beyond Julie’s own life, and the author neglects to investigate any negative consequences that might have been collateral damage to Julie’s manipulation of her own history, but if you go in with proper expectations you may well find this book to be a comfortable and cozy read. It will not keep you up at night, but it will also not keep you on the edge of your chair. Brew a pot of tea and get a warm blanket and snuggle up with Julie and her quest to make her present a better place by changing her past.
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Richard K. Byers
5.0 out of 5 stars butterfly effect vibes!
Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2024
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the book could serve as a warning that time travel, when possible, is something that might be better advised against. you would think you’re going back in time to fix things, meanwhile ruining something else. Julie’s relationship with her mom was problematic, to say the least!
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Wanda Fischer
5.0 out of 5 stars Hard to put down
Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2019
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Full disclosure: I am not often attracted to sci-fi or books that suspend belief using scientific theories such as time travel. However, I could not put this book down and read it into the wee hours of the morning because the author weaves such an interesting tale that makes sense even to someone like me, who normally reads about sports and straight historical fiction.

In 2016, 49-year-old Julie Compton, a successful single businesswoman, is driving in the English countryside and becomes lost. She's in the middle of nowhere and decides she must resort to reading an old-fashioned map. She reaches into her glove compartment for a map and has a terrible car accident--one that, in all reality, should be fatal. Somehow, however, she survives, by being able to "time hop" into her childhood and change the fate of people whose lives otherwise might have ended tragically.

Meanwhile, Julie is in a coma in a hospital, trying to survive injuries sustained in the accident.

The author skillfully--and, in some cases, tenderly--weaves the tale of small-town life in the English countryside, involving a working single mother who married too young and yet didn't want to give up custody of her young daughter to her alcoholic father, as well as the small-town gossip that tried to destroy her. Underlying this is the presence of a shimmering, silver-haired mystery man. If I were to give more details than this, it might divulge the plot. I want you to read this book. It's so well done and captivating that I don't want to give more than that away.

I recommend this book--and this author--highly. If this book can captivate a time-travel skeptic like me, I expect that people for whom this genre is primary will find the novel to be magical. I certainly did.
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Jules
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic
Reviewed in Germany on July 20, 2021
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This book is one of the best I have read. The story of a woman, who seemingly leads a great life but has so many regrets in her past, having a near fatal accident and while in a coma "time-hops" into bodies of people connected with her past - even her own as a child - is genius. Really well-written and thought through it deals with all the problems of time - travel in a brilliant manner. A thoroughly enjoyable read with a happy ending.
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Naomi
5.0 out of 5 stars Captivating Plot
Reviewed in Australia on March 31, 2024
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I loved the colourful characters such as Jules, Shirley and Elaine. It's sci-fi edge that is full of twists & turns that is engaging and moves in scenes in past & present that is captivating to follow. There is a sweet romance in the plot too.
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k j jones
5.0 out of 5 stars I absolutely loved this book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 5, 2017
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I absolutely loved this book. The idea of time travel, and hopping backwards and forwards between the past and present, has always fascinated me, ever since reading The Children of Green Knowe as a child, so I expected to enjoy it, and it surpassed my expectations. The characters really drew me in, and I read it over two evenings.

Highly recommended.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Gripping time travelling story
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 4, 2019
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Gripping and intriguing, made you want to keep reading, reminisce as set in my childhood time zone and really makes you think that these things could be possible.....
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Pam Howes
5.0 out of 5 stars Most Enjoyable
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 19, 2017
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Been totally hooked on this story from page one. The concept of time-travel fascinates me and the way the author deals with the changes of body while Jules is "time-hopping" was extremely convincing. Good characters and a great storyline combine to make this a must read.
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