As John Carter anxiously awaits the arrival of his first-born, in another ward of the hospital old Edward Dinsdale's life is slipping away. Fate brings these two families and lives together when John's wife, Maria, takes new-born Elizabeth to church to thank God for her safe arrival. As Elizabeth grows, she has an inexplicable pull towards a bygone era and loves everything from the clothes to their lifestyle. So when she takes a bang on the head and time travels back to 1908, she feels as though she has come home. She stumbles into the world of Edward Dinsdale and is taken under his wing at the beautiful Highwood Hall. Relationships and friendships grow quickly, and it seems that Elizabeth is quite content living in a time when life was much simpler. But her husband, Ben, is waiting for her.Will Elizabeth ever return to her husband and family? What secrets will she uncover while amongst the Dinsdale family? Filled with excitement, tragedy, love and loss, A Time to Be is historical / romantic fiction at its best and a must-read for all ages. Set partly in the era of the suffragettes and partly in the modern day, this is an atmospheric and cinematic read full of thought-provoking twists and turns that capture both eras perfectly.