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An Acceptable Time

AuthorMadeleine L'Engle

NarratorAnn Marie Lee

SeriesTime Quartet, Book 5

Duration9h 41m

CategoriesAdult Fiction, Science Fiction, Fantasy

Key StageKS2

PublisherBooks On Tape

VersionUnabridged

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A flash of lightning, quivering ground, and, instead of her grandparents' farm, Polly sees mist and jagged mountains -- and coming toward her, a group of young men carrying spears. Why has a time gate opened and dropped Polly into a world that existed 3,000 years ago? Will she be able to get back to the present before the time gate closes -- and leaves her to face a group of people who believe in human sacrifice? This Commemorative Edition includes a new introduction by the Author.

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