Dual Timeline Books

Two eras, braided together, each explaining the other. Books where the past is not background but a second live story.

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7 books in the catalog

Cover of ANCESTRAL SINS

ANCESTRAL SINS

martin Jeremiah

Supernatural
J

Jean Monnet l'étonnant

HUGELIN Laurent

Historical Fiction
Cover of The Days of our Birth

The Days of our Birth

Charlie Laidlaw

Literary Fiction
Cover of Djungari

Djungari

Baden James Scholefield

Historical Fiction
Cover of Jesus Christ In 57 Bible Dreams

Jesus Christ In 57 Bible Dreams

Brendan McCauley

Historical Fiction
Cover of Forever, Maybe

Forever, Maybe

Emma Baird

Women's Fiction
Cover of Lost in the Reflecting Pool

Lost in the Reflecting Pool

Diane C Pomerantz, PHD

Women's Fiction

Genres with Dual Timeline

Historical Fiction 15Women's Fiction 4Horror 2Literary Fiction 12

Often found with Dual Timeline

Grief and Healing 76Hurt/Comfort 49Quiet Epiphany 31Conspiracy Unravelled 72Generational Saga 8Ticking Clock 75Unreliable Narrator 15Coming of Age 29Found Family 61Isolated Setting 14All tropes →

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