Second Sight

I read this many years ago then found it on Loganberry Bookstumper page and would so love to own it. I can't afford it so far but keep checking. Well worth reading, trust me!

This has been my favorite novel for many years,and I was thrilled to finally get a copy for myself. Jennie and Michael Logan have moved outside New York to an old, elegant victorian mansion, in an effort to save their marriage after Michael's infidelity. Jennie discovers a drawing hidden in the attic ( once an artist's studio ) of a beautiful dress, and has a dressmaker make an exact duplicate for her. But whenever she wears it, strange things happen to her: she seems to be transported back in time, where she encounters the artist who once lived in her house. It isn't long before she falls in love with David, the artist, but she learns a startling secret- David is going to be killed. Jennie becomes desperate to save him, and searches for clues in the present that can help her. But when she mistakenly confides in her husband about what has been happening to her, he naturally assumes she is losing her mind and insists she see a psychiatrist. She complies, but even though her doctor tells her that her "visions" are not real and only a way of getting back at Michael, Jennie still believes in her heart that what is happening to her IS real. Is she crazy, or can she really travel in time? And if it is real, can Jennie figure out a way to save the man she truly loves? The climax of the book is fast paced and nail biting. And the end is a twist, as well. If you like a good love story with a little mystery and time travel thrown in, read this book if you get a chance, it's really wonderful. By the way, there was indeed a made for television movie based on this book: The Two Worlds of Jennie Logan. If you saw that movie and want to read the book, this is it!

Yes, your reviews were VERY helpful! Now I am sure this is the book I am looking for. I saw a made-for-TV movie of this in late '70s or early '80s starring Lindsay Wagner (Bionic Woman) called the "Two Lives of Jennie _______" (can't remember her last name. I searched for videos of it, but maybe they never released it as a video. Thanks.....

A young woman discovers she can move back and forth from the present to 1899, where she falls in love with an artist living in the house she and her philandering husband own in the present. Local legend tells her that her 19th-Century lover was murdered a short time after she met him, so in order to save the man she loves (her husband thinks she's hallucinating and losing her mind) she must go back into the past and solve the crime before it happens. Very evocative, atmospheric, romantic, and suspenseful. One of the reviews called it "exquisitely written".

David Williams created a very special love story and murder mystery which takes place simultaneously in two centuries. This is one of my favorite time travel books. The ending will bring tears to your eyes! I only wish Mr. Williams would write more books for us to enjoy.