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Time Windows [Hardcover]

Kathryn Reiss (Author)
4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)

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Miranda can't explain her fascination with the dollhouse in the attic of her family's big, old house--no one would believe that she has discovered a time machine that allows her to see into the sometimes frightening lives of her house's previous occupants. But when her family begins to mirror the dollhouse family's ugly behavior, Miranda must act quickly to prevent disaster. Reiss puts a new twist on time travel in this suspenseful first novel. Reminiscent of The Indian in the Cupboard in its validation of children's play, this intricately woven ghost story pits its heroine against the forces of child abuse and untimely death in a deft, entertaining and inventive style. Ages 10-up.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Grade 5-9-- Moving from New York City to an old house near Boston, Miranda, 14, becomes obsessed with what she sees through the windows of a dollhouse she finds in the attic. She discovers that her new home is haunted by beautiful, angry, abusive Lucinda. In 1904, Lucinda locked her young daughter, Dorothy, in the attic and left her stuffy husband to run away with a lover, and then was killed in a train wreck. Her malignant influence soon begins to work on Miranda's mother. In a page-turning climax, Miranda realizes that only she can save her mother from madness by rescuing Dorothy and changing the past. Although the book raises profound philosophic questions and deals with strong passions, its style, characterization, and emotional trajectory do not match its potential. The greatest problem is Lucinda. Readers are never sure whether she is an archetypal figure of pure evil or a strong-willed woman declaring her independence from a narrow, repressive husband. Is she caricature or character? How and why does she influence the other characters? Also, a love interest between Miranda and the boy across the street occurs with implausible ease. Pam Conrad's Stonewords (HarperCollins, 1990), Eleanor Cameron's The Court of the Stone Children (Dutton, 1973), Diana Wynne Jones's Fire and Hemlock (Greenwillow, 1984), and Ursula K. LeGuin's adult novel The Lathe of Heaven (Bentley, 1982) all create more complex characters while facing the philosophical implications of changing the past. Still, the well-structured mystery, the fast-moving plot, and the accessible prose make this a useful addition to fantasy shelves. --Margaret A. Chang, Buxton School, Williamstown,
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Dolls Move When They Tell Flashbacks, April 19 2004
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This review is from: Time Windows (Paperback)
Would you spend all of your time in a stuffy, old, crummy attic with a dollhouse that looks like your own house? Well Miranda Browne does. But this is not any ordinary dollhouse you see in stores!! While you read this book you will find out that this dollhouse has windows that you can see flashbacks through. All these flashbacks in this horror book are from along time ago! No wonder they call this book Time Windows By Kathryn Reiss.
Kathryn Reiss has also written Riddle Of Prance Bride and Where Did the Thief Go? If you have read Holes or Dollhouse Murders you probably think Time Windows has a connection with each of these books. Well they probably do! In Holes there are a lot of flashbacks. In Time Windows there are also a lot of flashbacks.
In Dollhouse Murders the dolls come alive!! The same is true for Time Windows!
This book will make you think. You will want to argue with the book at times. You may get confused some times, only because of the flash backs they sneak in. That is in the beginning. But in the end all of those flashbacks come together to tell a story. Since the book has many confusing flashbacks, I recommend this book to people 12 and up. Will you have to break a spell by getting clues from dolls in a dollhouse?
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5.0 out of 5 stars It's like a piece of fly paper - you can't put it down!, Dec 21 2003
This review is from: Time Windows (Paperback)
Thirteen-year-old Miranda Browne is moving with her parents from a cramped New York apartment to an old house in a small Massachusetts town. As her family settles in, she finds a beautiful miniature version of her house in the attic. But this is no ordinary dollhouse - it has a secret magic to it that only Miranda can witness. And through the dollhouse's secret, she learns of her own house's secret tragic history. Let me tell you, once I came to the part where Miranda finds out about the dollhouse's magic, I wouldn't put the book down - not even for a dentist appointment. Eh heh heh...

Anyway, this is a wonderfully complex tale of transcending time and changing the past. Indeed, to fully enjoy this story you must pay full attention to it and don't skim, like I habitually do, if you don't want to keep flipping back a few pages to recap what has happened.

Miranda is a believable character, and Ms. Reiss has done a marvelous job of relaying her thoughts and feelings. The reader feels as if he/she IS Miranda, and is impatient to learn the whole story of her house. The other characters, such as her parents and new friend Dan Hooton, are strong as well, and Miranda's interactions with them aren't the typical bland personality-lacking conversations you sometimes read. You can actually relate to these interactions and the characters.

Overall, Time Windows is an excellent book, brilliantly written and captivating. If you are a fan of sci-fi or fantasy, you will definitely enjoy the book. Heck, if you're anybody old enough to appreciate this kind of literature, you'll enjoy it.

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5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best books of all time (pardon the pun), Nov 2 2003
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This review is from: Time Windows (Paperback)
I cannot believe that this book has recieved so little recognition. You never hear anyone talking about this book. Ever. But it is such an intriguing and well written story that I have since fallen in love with it over and over again each time I reread it.

The story is about this girl who becomes obsessed (and with good reason) with a mysterious dollhouse in her attic. It is trying to tell her something and Miranda (the girl) is trying to figure out what its secret is fast because something about the dollhouse is taking over her family.

I love this book and would reccommend it to everyone.

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