It's 1944 Britain, and Tolly Oldknow (Alex Etel) is sent to live with his grandmother (Maggie Smith) in their ancestral country estate. For some reason, he finds that he can time travel to 1805 but nobody can sense him except for Susan (Eliza Bennett) who is blind. Both kids have their fathers away at war. Susan is tormented by her family while her protector father is away.
This is like a slow poetic drama. The most compelling story has to be the one in the past. The present day story moves along too slowly and has very little to do in the first place. What I rather have is for Tolly to just stay in the past and we follow the story 200 years ago. The story in the past is just so interesting with blind Susan and her Negro child guide. I'm sure there's a lot more in the book to expand on.
This is like a slow poetic drama. The most compelling story has to be the one in the past. The present day story moves along too slowly and has very little to do in the first place. What I rather have is for Tolly to just stay in the past and we follow the story 200 years ago. The story in the past is just so interesting with blind Susan and her Negro child guide. I'm sure there's a lot more in the book to expand on.