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Mariana is a novel set in seventeenth-century England, following the life of Julia Beckett, who becomes the 17-year-old Mariana when transported back through time by a mysterious portal. She faces danger and treachery as she navigates the unfamiliar world, where she falls in love with a young man named William. Each time Julia travels back, she becomes more enthralled with the past, until she realizes that Mariana's life is threatening to eclipse her own. As she tries to find a way to lay the past to rest, Mariana must choose between staying in the present and losing the chance for happiness or embracing the past and risking losing the chance for happiness in her own time.
First publish date: 1994
Genre: Historical Fiction/20th Century Historical Fiction
Authors: Susanna Kearsley
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