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Violence
Barely any
No significant violence
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Brief romantic content; tasteful
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Some
Themes of obsessive love, time, and the heartbreak of the impossible
What this book is about
Richard Collier becomes obsessed with a photograph of an actress from 1896 and uses self-hypnosis to transport himself back to her time. Matheson's beloved romantic fantasy is gentle, melancholy, and deeply felt — a meditation on love across time and the cost of impossible longing.
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