Time and Time Again"Time and Time Again" is the story of a modest 20th century hero - an ordinary man in the diplomatic service. Charles’ life is retold in three long flashbacks, bookended and separated by brief interludes in present-day Paris where Charles is meeting his just-come-of-age son. The titles of the flashback sequences derive from spoken and unspoken thoughts going through Charles’s mind during the Parisian scenes; these titles — “Nothing to Complain Of,” “Run of the Mill,” and “Till It Was All Over” — bespeak Charles’ modesty and British reserve. The events described in the sequences give us the young Charles, the maturing Charles, the post-war Charles, and are poignant and evocative. |
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Time and Time Again: Time and Time Again: A Time-Travel Journey with ... James Hilton Limited preview - 2021 |
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