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What Time Has Kept:
A Dual-Era Mystery
by Elizabeth Hutchison Bernard
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November 16th - 18th, 2026
Publication Date: October 15th, 2026
Publisher: Black Rose Writing
Pages: 330
Genre: Historical Mystery / Historical Fiction
In 1870s Scotland, Christian Maclagan-one of Britain's first female archaeologists-struggles for recognition in a world determined to silence her. Encouraged by her acquisition of a rare Neolithic carved stone ball, she becomes obsessed with unlocking its ancient secrets. But as she studies the mysterious artifact, she begins to experience disturbing dreams. When she finally recognizes them as memories, Christian must grapple with shocking truths she has unconsciously buried for decades.
One hundred and fifty years later, graduate student Ellen Byrne arrives in Scotland to research her thesis. Reeling from a devastating betrayal and haunted by her father's suicide, Ellen discovers a Victorian journal leading her to an extraordinary find – a mate to Scotland's most famous carved stone ball. As Ellen races to authenticate her discovery, her increasing obsession with the stone threatens to derail her promising career-and destroy her faith in herself.
An intriguing blend of historical and contemporary fiction, inspired by a true archaeological mystery, What Time Has Kept explores the emotional power of objects and the resilience of the human spirit.
Praise for What Time Has Kept:
"When two women in different eras dare to try to solve the secrets of the past, they discover that their own ghosts are anything but silent. Bernard's imaginative and engaging tale asks the question of who gets to interpret history, and at what cost. A well-researched and haunting mix of history, science and mysticism. Another winner!"
~ Megan Chance, bestselling author of Glamorous Notions: A Novel
~ Megan Chance, bestselling author of Glamorous Notions: A Novel
"A brilliant and thought-provoking narrative on love, loss and the power of hidden memories."
~ Gail Ward Olmsted, bestselling author of Landscape of a Marriage
~ Gail Ward Olmsted, bestselling author of Landscape of a Marriage
"Both timelines are kept tight, so neither ever felt like a rest stop before returning to the 'real' plot. The stone itself becomes a quiet magnet . . . a symbol of continuity: the idea that objects outlast the hands that made them and the systems that tried to erase their makers."
~ Readers Favorite
~ Readers Favorite
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Elizabeth Hutchison Bernard
Elizabeth Hutchison Bernard is a bestselling author of historical and women’s fiction. She has a lifelong interest in human consciousness, metaphysics, extrasensory perception, and spirituality—concepts she often explores in her novels.
Her writing has been recognized with numerous honors including the Shortlist for the 2025 Eric Hoffer Book Award Grand Prize, and Editors’ Choice of the Historical Novel Society.
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