The Mine by John A. Heldt

The Mine

by John A. Heldt

I received an ARC for an honest review.

Blurb: In May 2000, Joel Smith is a cocky, adventurous young man who sees the world as his playground. But when the college senior, days from graduation, enters an abandoned Montana mine, he discovers the price of reckless curiosity. He emerges in May 1941 with a cell phone he can't use, money he can't spend, and little but his wits to guide his way. Stuck in the age of Whirlaway, swing dancing, and a peacetime draft, Joel begins a new life as the nation drifts toward war. With the help of his 21-year-old trailblazing grandmother and her friends, he finds his place in a world he knew only from movies and books. But when an opportunity comes to return to the present, Joel must decide whether to leave his new love in the past or choose a course that will alter their lives forever. THE MINE follows a humbled man through a critical time in history as he adjusts to new surroundings and wrestles with the knowledge of things to come

When I first received this book I put it on hold due to the fact I was sick. I am ashamed of myself for doing such because this book is amazing. I simply couldn't get enough of this WONDERFUL story. The Mine is the catalyst for change but not at all what the story is about. The story finds the college senior back in the forties. The depression still had a hold on the country so he got home the way most did in that day. Hoping the rails until he made it home to Seattle to live in a world that was forty years before he would be there. This was a simpler time before Pearl Harbor and the War.

Joel faces the challenges of knowing the future and being responsible for his actions that may or may not affect history. He falls in love and learns a lot about life and love.

This story is about human Nature and Love.

You would be doing yourself a great disservice if you don't read this book.

I give this book 5 Keys.. WONDERFUL!!