Product Description

In eighteenth-century Scotland, Magda McClellan, eight months pregnant, is granted one wish from Auld Annie, an old woman accused of witchcraft. But Magda declines to use her wish because she is perfectly happy; besides, she doesn't believe in witches. Little does she know how that refusal will forever change her life.

In twenty-first century New York, Maggie McDonald and her husband desperately want to have a child. While they wait for a procedure at a fertility clinic, a Scottish nurse named Annie promises to grant them a baby.if that's their wish. When Maggie awakens, she finds herself round with child in the eighteenth century and panics.

Magda has also been catapulted through time, waking up in a hospital bed in New York-and she's not pregnant anymore. When she goes home with a man who claims to be her husband, she searches for clues to the identity of this Maggie McDonald, whose body she now inhabits. Why is Magda here? And why is she no longer pregnant?

As the two women become familiar with their new worlds, they find themselves on emotional paths of self-discovery-but will they find the way home before it's too late?

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #396865 in Books
• Published on: 2006-11
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 190 pages

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Customer Reviews

Wonderful Time Travel
A Wish in Time is a succinct description of the book's theme. In 1718 Scotland, Magda McClellan is offered a wish by Auld Annie. But Magda has a happy marriage, loves her husband and is eight months pregnant--her life is perfect, so she declines the wish. In present time, Maggie MacDonald and her husband are a happy couple very much in love and have all they could want-- except a child. Auld Annie appears to Maggie and her husband and says she can now grant her the wish, except they have no idea who the strange old nurse is or what she`s talking about. Maggie awakens in 1718 Scotland, in Magda's body, and Magda awakens in present time in a hospital in Maggie's body. You can imagine the emotional turmoil that ensues for the women and their husbands, but the author's gifted writing allows you to share their adventures and their ache to return home.

The author did her research, her writing is smooth, and effortlessly drew me back to 1718 Scotland. Her dialog is clever, and when writing in the past she uses the Scots accent which I happen to enjoy. The characters are true to life and brief hints of the history made that part of the story believable. Present day characters and scenes are written equally well. The story is an interesting one, well thought out, and had me picking up the book every chance I could. The theme of everlasting love was the best part for me, and the way the author conveyed the love felt between the husbands and wives was very believable. Very sigh-worthy. Loved the book and I highly recommend this to anyone who likes romance and time travel.

wonderful time-travel
Time travel is hard to do. In this book, the author doesn't have just one switch but two. Two women trade places and must learn to cope with their new lives. In 1718 Scotland Magda McClellan is nearing the birth of her baby. Her path crosses the witch Maggie. When Magda helps Maggie when she's accused of being a witch, Maggie grants her the power of a wish for repayment. Magda doesn't believe, but she soon will.

In modern day New York, Maggie McDonald and her husband are desperate to have a baby. She goes into the hospital for a fertility procedure, and there, meets an odd nurse who promises Maggie she will have a child...if that is her wish. Maggie goes to sleep; she awakens to find wishes do come true. But one needs to be careful of wishes. She is indeed pregnant, as the nurse promised - only she is in 18th century Scotland. If that isn't problem enough Magda, in turn, awakens to modern Day NYC and isn't pregnant any longer.

The women must adjust to the drastic change, the "out of water" life they are now in, in this highly entertaining time-travel. The writer deftly handles the two women giving life to their different personalities and different difficulties as they face these peculiar circumstances.

Highly recommended for Time-Travel Fans

A Real Winner--A Must Read for Time Travel Fans!
Kirkinwall, Scotland, 1718. Magda McClellan is eight months pregnant with her and Davy's first child and she couldn't be happier with her life. When Auld Annie, an obscure and wise woman, is accused of witchcraft, Maggie cannot turn away and helps her. Impressed with the young woman's generous heart, Annie offers to grant a wish in return. Being that she is happy, Maggie refuses. But when strange dreams haunt her, she cannot help but worry that Annie may indeed have some power over her.

New York, New York, 2002. Maggie McDonald and her husband, David, are in desperate want of a child. When Maggie goes in for a procedure, they meet a strange nurse that promises them a baby, if it is there wish. Maggie finds herself quite out of element when she awakens to find herself pregnant...and not in New York anymore. Who is the large man that calls her Magda, and more importantly, where is Magda? Trapped in eighteenth century Scotland, she will have to figure out how to switch her and Magda back before it's too late. Meanwhile, Magda must learn to deal with the hustle and bustle of the twenty-first century and the heavy heart that comes along with her. Both desperately search for answers, to their dilemma and their confused hearts.

A Wish in Time takes one of the most entertaining genres of romance, the time travel, and combines it with a unique plot to produce a truly moving and thought provoking story. It's the typical "we're not in Kansas" feel for both women, but how they handle their individual dilemmas is what's interesting. Maggie takes on the then primitive livelihood of Scotland with spirit and determination as she puzzles out the mystery of how she came to be there. Magda, in many ways, has much more to overcome, being brought up with an entirely different set of ideals when it comes to hearth and home. Both women will discover new sides to themselves that they never knew and learn again what is most important in their lives. I sniffled many a time over this one and loved the movement between the two time periods. The author's style changes subtly for each woman's circumstances, stark and clean for the poor Magda, then bold and fiery for Maggie, caught as she is in that tempestuous time period. It brought to mind one of my favorite authors and I dare say other fans of Barbara Delinsky will love this wonderful tale of love that spans centuries.