Charlotte Sometimes

By: Penelope Farmer

Narrated by: Hannah Gordon

It is Charlotte's first night at boarding school. But when she wakes up, the girl in the next bed is not the person who was sleeping there the evening before. And the new building outside her window seems to have metamorphosed into a huge, dark cedar tree! Somehow, Charlotte has slipped back 40 years....

A classic time-travel mystery from acclaimed author Penelope Farmer.

©1969 Penelope Farmer (P)2014 Audible, Inc.

Excellent

Wonderful story skillfully read. Rich in images and poignant considerations of what “self” means and “when” it means it. Well worth the read or listen.

Charlotte Sometimes

Charlotte Sometimes was a well written book that was creative & a brilliant read. I loved it! Definitely will have a hardcopy of this book in my library because it is one I will would loved to read occasionally.

excellent story, for any age or gender

This is marketed as a children's story, but it's exceptional gravity and dark atmosphere really lends itself to standing up as literature for anyone. I tend to think it's themes of identity and the horror of war may be lost on all but the most gifted of children. This is why I believe the piegenonholing of it as YA lit is pretty misguided. It rises above that on so many occasions along the way. It's really quite haunting at times, though nothing overtly horrific happens.

Wonderful, sensory, empathetic

I loved it! Can't wait to order more of Penelope Farmer's books. A wonderful listening experience

Fan of The Cure

I listened to this because I’m a big fan of the band The Cure and learned that this book inspired their song Charlotte Sometimes. It was really good! I didn’t want it to end! The narration was perfect too.