2014. Pregnant and alone, Dr. Quinn Allenby finds herself detained in New Orleans, tasked with obtaining footage for the finale of the Echoes from the Past series. As she delves deeper into the mystery of Madeline Besson, whose very existence seems to have been erased from history, Quinn finally gets closer to finding out the truth about her own psychic gift, and to a secret that had remained … buried for over a century.
As Quinn prepares to share Madeline’s story with the world, she fails to recognize the danger she’s walking into, and helpless to stop the chain of events her inquiries have set in motion.
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This is a fantastic series. I love the mystery and intrigue of this. Its told in past and present. Once I started to listen I could not out it down. Its definitely a page turner. Theres lots of twists and turns, its like putting a puzzle together and as you listen you put the puzzle together. This is more than a five star read. I definitely recommend.
Shauna Joesten
Quinn still has new discoveries of her own regarding a biological set of parents and siblings. Nothing goes easy! She unearths a relative on her father’s side that someone doesn’t want the world to know about!
Quinn is back on the hunt for her father, and hopefully the truth about where her gift comes from. Her clues lead her to New Orleans, Louisiana and a family that seems to welcome her with open arms. What begins as a weekend away from Gabe turns into several weeks as a new story unfolds before her eyes.
Madeline is a monied young lady from Louisiana in 1858. She’s adored by her father, as an only child. But when he dies and the estate is sold to pay his debts, she’s sent to live at the Arabella Plantation with a grandmother she never knew and a cousin who welcomes her fully. While initially excited to learn more about the family her father never spoke of, she finds that he had been banished years before and her grandmother hates her in place of him. But no one will tell her what terrible sin he committed.
There’s no record of Madeline in the history books or in the family grave. Quinn longs to know more about the young woman and uses her gift to unravel a life cut short. But her own life is turned on it’s head, and as she comes to terms with her own heritage, she’ll find that alligators and voodoo are not the only dangers in Nola.
I think I’ve said this every time I review this book…it deserves to be a TV series. The time hopping adventure Shapiro creates are completely enthralling and deserves a wider platform. I’ve become emotionally involved in these characters, something that usually wears off after a few books. But these have such backstories that I have to know more!
There was a small teaser in the books end that gave me hope that the series will never end. I could red about, and listen to, Quinn’s adventures forever. Each story is so different and compelling, one could never get bored of her glimpses into the past. The fact that her personal life is full of wild twists and turns doesn’t hurt anything either!
More 4.5/5. A great addition to the Echoes books. And finally, an answer to where Quinn’s abilities originated. As usual, there are parallel stories – Quinn’s search for her biological father and the tale from the past. Fairly well edited.
Quinn is still on her quest to find her biological father. Her last known candidate is Seth Besson of New Orleans, Louisiana. Despite Gabe’s reservations, Quinn travel to Louisiana alone. Gabe is tied up with his job and keeping Emma in school. Quinn meets Seth, who is surprisingly accepting of her reason for meeting with him. He readily agrees to her DNA request, and they patiently await results. Meanwhile, Gabe is still in England, facing several family crises alone. He decides to keep things to himself, thinking to spare Quinn from worry. When Gabe is finally able to meet Quinn in New Orleans, will it be too late?
In the past, Madeline has just been left an orphan at 15. Everything and everyone she knows is upended in one tragic night. Sent to live with a family she didn’t even know existed, she is adrift in heartbreak and uncertainty. Why didn’t she know about her family? Why does her grandmother hate her so? Within months of her arrival, she finds herself taken advantage of, naively falling in love, and then with child. She is then packed off to a cabin to await her child with only her Mammy for company. When she finds a discarded button, truths begin to reveal themselves and none of them are very good.
How is Madeline’s life tied to Quinn’s? What do they have in common? And how will the tragedies of the past bleed into the present?
Once again, Ms. Shapiro weaves an intriguing and heartbreaking story of secrets, love, heartbreak, and loss. Against that, Quinn and Gabe remain true and committed – loving each other, Emma, and their unborn child. And, Echoes is picked up for another season, so more tales are sure to be unearthed. Enjoy!
As with the first two I loved this book and couldn’t stop listening. I love the combination of past and present and Quinn’s ability to live the past by touching an object owned by someone deceased. I say live because that’s how it is for Quinn. She doesn’t see the past she lives it. I like that the author switched things up a little in the setting of this book. I could never get bored with the a book set in England but still I liked that she ensured we were kept interested. Family secrets were exposed, some worth murdering for. My heart was pounding for Quinn and her baby. The preview of book four had me screaming me for more
Once again Wendy Woodson is the only choice to narrator this series. She masterfully brings the stories to life