The Tapestry of Time, Kate Heartfield
The Tapestry of Time, Kate Heartfield
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The Tapestry of Time

Author: Kate Heartfield

Narrator: Frankie Porter

Unabridged: 11 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperVoyager

Published: 12/23/2024


Synopsis

*Aurora Award Finalist* 'Paranormal elements are expertly woven with real history to create a convincing and exciting tale' Guardian 'A darker take on Raiders of the Lost Ark … a fine piece of work' SFX There's a tradition in the Sharp family that some possess the Second Sight. But is it superstition, or true psychic power? Kit Sharp is in Paris, where she is involved in a love affair with the stunning Evelyn Larsen, and working as an archivist, having inherited her historian father's fascination with the Bayeux Tapestry. He believes that parts of the tapestry were made before 1066, and that it was a tool for prediction, not a simple record of events. The Nazis are also obsessed with the tapestry: convinced that not only did it predict the Norman Conquest of England, but that it will aid them in their invasion of Britain. Ivy Sharp has joined the Special Operations Executive – the SOE – a secret unit set up to carry out espionage, sabotage and reconnaissance. Having demonstrated that she has extraordinary powers of perception, she is dropped into Northern France on a special mission. With the war on a knife edge, the Sharp Sisters face certain death. Can their courage and extrasensory gifts prevent the enemy from using the tapestry to bring about a devastating victory against the Allied Forces? Love, heroism and the supernatural collide in the midst of war.

About Kate Heartfield

Kate Heartfield is a former newspaper editor and columnist in Ottawa, Canada. Her novels include the historical fantasy, Armed in Her Fashion, and her interactive novel for Choice of Games, The Road to Canterbury, inspired by the Canterbury Tales. Her short fiction has appeared in several magazines and anthologies, including Strange Horizons, Escape Pod and Lackington’s. Her novella “The Course of True Love” was published by Abaddon Books in 2016, as part of the collection Monstrous Little Voices: New Tales from Shakespeare’s Fantasy World.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Robin on December 21, 2024

Too drawn out—the four sisters fighting their second sight......more

Goodreads review by Don on December 21, 2024

Loved it. Great storyline.......more

Goodreads review by kindleandkettle on February 09, 2025

The Tapestry of Time is a historical fantasy, set during WWII. The story is multi-POV and follows the Sharp sisters, who possess the Second Sight. I absolutely enjoyed how the story explored the concept of using prediction and foresight to aid the War efforts. It was a unique concept and I love that......more

Goodreads review by Atheina on January 25, 2025

Thank you Netgalley and HarperVoyager for granting me an early copy of this book in exchange for an honest review, all opinion are my own. I had some troubles with this book, first things first I believe that the genre used to describe this book - the fantasy one, has been in fact misused, or to be p......more

Goodreads review by Don on January 02, 2025

Just finished reading Ottawa author Kate Heartfield's new novel, The Tapestry of Time, aloud to my wife. (It took a few weeks but we both looked forward to it daily.) Set in WW2, the tale focuses on the four Sharp sisters and their emerging skills as clairvoyants. Their rare talent helps them protec......more


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Praise for 'No one writes historical fantasy like Kate Heartfield and she is at the top of her game in . While this WWII novel never shies away from the moral complexities of war, readers will cheer for the Sharp sisters as they each find their unique strengths, both mundane and fantastic, in the fight against fascism and to reunite and redefine their family. By the end, you’ll want to raise the V for victory in triumph' M. Darusha Wehm, author of and winner of the Sir Julius Vogel award 'Kate Heartfield’s is a stunning book that perfectly marries a World War II story of resistance with the supernatural. It’s speculative historical fiction at its very best, and kept me turning pages late into the night' Jenny Rae Rappaport, author of 'e is a promise that love is stronger than hate and that families and communities are our strongest bastions. It celebrates the vital, but too often unsung, role that women played, and continue to play, in the fight against fascism. Kate Heartfield gets better with every single book and this one is simply terrific' Hayden Trenholm, Aurora Award winning author of 'Kate Heartfield's novels are personal favorites. This WWII thriller mixes psychic spies, four sisters, and the Bayeux Tapestry in surprisingly fiendish ways' Rosemary Jones, author of