The Dragonfly is enchanting. I love historical romance, and I love time-travel. I also enjoy well-written, clever storytelling, which is precisely what Rosemary Goodwin has done with this tale. I was reeled in at the very beginning and stayed spellbound until the very last page.

Albert and Cathy’s story begins pretty ordinarily. They leave a crowded pub, have a typical husband-wife exchange about driving and head home on a rainy night. He complains about needing new windshield wipers; she tries to give him an alternate route to follow. Their tired, cranky matrimonial exchange ends when they have a horrible automobile accident. Cathy pulls herself from the car and begins an odyssey that is interesting and mysterious. As she journeys through many times and places, into other lives, her experiences vary but her relationships are parallel to those she knew before the accident.

I particularly enjoyed the way this author wrote her characters. Al showed up in all of his wife’s adventures, in one form or another, and he was intrinsically the same man. It didn’t matter what time or place he was in, Al was Al and it seems to me that wouldn’t be any easy thing to do, to keep the character consistent. Cathy, too, remained stable. I felt as if I knew her, regardless of what adventure she was on. The plot of The Dragonfly is intricate and although it’s not really original, Rosemary Goodwin put a new twist on an old story. This is an engaging story, one I won’t readily forget. I enjoyed The Dragonfly, and I think others will, too.

Reviewed by: Carly