One change in the past can bring catastrophe in the future so the one going back must be very careful i.e not to touch anything, not even a mere glass of water. To Say Nothing of the Dog and All Clear were also by Connie Willis but they never got so much sensational in the later stages. Here when Kivrin is lost in time and her mentor fails to find her, the story gets tricky all of a sudden. They two never wanted to change the future but leaving a whole human being in the past can impact the timeline and thus the future happenings as well. Everything speeds up from here including the narration by Jenny Sterlin. Along with the story the author has done another splendid thing i.e the author has given us about the correct picture of the fourteenth century. All the past happenings and the major characters of the era are there in the novel for the history lovers so that they can relish the story and the flavor of history.
