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Haven't We Met Before? A Trilogy of Love

By Austin Bassett

Austin Bassett provides readers with a little bit of everything in Haven't We Met Before? A Trilogy of Love.

      Beginning in 1861, Part One chronicles the romance between an American sailor and an English girl.

      Part Two, set in England and the U.S. following World War II, follows an American physician and an English nurse who experience something unique and timely.

      Two students fall in love after meeting on a flight to Israel in 1983 in Part
Three.

      Covering major events in these time periods, Austin provides a glimpse into romance spanning more than a century and hints at the possibility of a spiritual link through time.

      In 1861, a woman of nobility is expected to marry a man of considerable 'means. Henrietta Oakley is one of those women. She mulls over her father's anticipation of her marrying a wealthy man when she meets Jeremiah Pearce, a sailor without those promises of wealth. The romantic tension between the two and Henrietta's frustration are presented so well that authors will be rooting for her to follow her heart despite society's conventions and her duty to her family.

      Following World War Il, England and America are recovering from economic hardship and the fragmentation of many families who lost loved ones. It is a time of great vulnerability, which paves the way for Margot Harcourt and Hiram Goldman, two people in the medical profession whose sole purpose in life is to help others. They recognize that quality in each other and begin a whirlwind romance that mirrors that of many who fill their post-war lives with passionate declarations of love in fear of lost opportunity.

      A final story of two students, Rachel Klein and Justin Church, shares the narrative of a joint flight to Israel in 1983. The pair discovers a deep connection that neither can ignore and a pleasing conclusion to the trilogy brings this novel full circle.

      All of these stories exhibit love affairs between lovers from different lands. Anglophiles will delight in the British dialog and the minutiae of the culture, and lovers of history will find themselves satisfied as more than a century of American and British history are covered in this historical romance novel. The details and dialog for each time period prove that Austin has done his research. His characters define the times in which they live through their actions and thoughts.

      Austin Bassett addresses all aspects of a romantic relationship and proves that love knows no time. The issues that plague lovers today are similar to those of lovers in the nineteenth century. Austin does a spectacular job at presenting these relationships in captivating imagery, enthralling the reader equally throughout all three stories.

      What's most spectacular about Haven't We Met Before? A Trilogy of Love is the element of reincarnation that Austin Bassett implies through his characters. If readers wish to indulge in that delight, then an even deeper meaning and reflection is extracted from this tale of love during times of redemption and moving on.

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A romance with depth, August 7^th 2011
By Margaret Rees- See all my reviews

Those of us who are interested in the idea of reincarnation will be intrigued by the suggestion in this novel that lives are lived with one another purposefully, and that love between men and women continues after death. The intertwined stories are fast paced and gripping and the whole long novel is totally satisfying. The conversational styles vary with each historical generation and depending on which side of the Atlantic they take place, so that one is taken right into each scene and life so that it becomes quite real. The philosophy which underlines the stories is hinted at and is not given center stage, so that one can enjoy the novel as a romance or find much food for thought depending on one’s inclination.

Not your average Romance novel! July 29, 2011

Haven't We Met Before?: A Trilogy of Love (Paperback)

By Chris M.- See all my reviews

If you're a lover of historical romance novels but tired of predictable plots, "Haven't We Met Before? should be high on your reading list. The characters and their times [spanning many generations] spring to life in this trilogy, with the stories tied together in a most unique way. Imaginative yet believable, with details that must have required a great deal of research, this book may well lead you to deeper questioning of amazing "coincidences" that have occurred in your own life. A small caution to the "proof readers" out there--this book reads more like a manuscript submitted for final editing, but the occasional typos failed to detract from the adventure!

Haven't We Met Before?, July 18, 2011
By Doc Summers- See all my reviews

Haven't We Met Before?: A Trilogy of love (Paperback)

This is the type of novel that you take on a long cruse, (especially if accompanied by your mother-in-law). It certainly may take your mind off the trivial.

Written mostly in 19th century English prose, it possesses a Samuel Clements quality of word-description of the local environment and temperament of the day.
Austin Basset is a very fine writer and the book is hard to put down.

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