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Georgina Young-Ellis

Georgina Young-Ellis

About

I am a novelist, film and theater reviewer, blogger and feature writer for a local newspaper in New York City. I'm also a screenwriter and an actress. I live in Queens with my writer/director husband, musician son and two nutty cats. I love my little Queens neighborhood and am active in the community garden, as well as various social justice activities. 

Heir to a Prophecy

Heir to a Prophecy

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<p><span><span>Shakespeare's Witches tell Banquo, &quot;Thou Shalt 'Get Kings Though Thou Be None&quot;. Though Banquo is murdered, his son Fleance gets away. What happened to Fleance? What Kings? As Shakespeare's audience apparently knew, Banquo was the ancestor of the royal Stewart line. But the road to kingship had a most inauspicious beginning, and we follow Fleance into exile and death, bestowing the Witches' prophecy on his illegitimate son Walter. Born in Wales and raised in disgrace, Walter's efforts to understand Banquo's murder and honor his lineage take him on a long and treacherous journey through England and France before facing his destiny in Scotland.</span></span></p>

Story Behind The Book

I couldn't stop imagining: what would it be like if I could time-travel to Jane Austen's world? What would I do? How would I live? Who would I meet? This thought developed into a book that brings the reader into my fantasy. I think it's a pretty fun, interesting, sexy one!

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<span style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal;"></span><table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td width="90%" style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;"><a></a><br /><div style="margin-left:.5em;"><div style="margin-bottom:.5em;">2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:</div><div style="margin-bottom:.5em;"><span style="margin-right:5px;"><span class="swSprite s_star_5_0" title="5.0 out of 5 stars" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;vertical-align:middle;background-image:url(http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/common/sprites/sprite-site-wide-2._V214202442_.png);width:65px;height:13px;background-position:-30px 0px;"><span>5.0 out of 5 stars</span></span> </span><span style="vertical-align:middle;"><strong>What would Jane Austen think? - 5 Stars!</strong>, April 10, 2011</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:.5em;"><div><div style="float:left;">By </div><div style="float:left;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/profile/A15TGEV8WM84JV/ref=cm_cr_pr_pdp" style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:#004b91;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">barbara silkstone &quot;barbara <span style="white-space:nowrap;">silkstone&quot;<span class="swSprite s_chevron custPopRight" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:3px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;vertical-align:middle;background-image:url(http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/common/sprites/sprite-site-wide-2._V214202442_.png);width:11px;height:11px;background-position:-30px -40px;"></span></span></span></a> (Florida, USA) - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A15TGEV8WM84JV/ref=cm_cr_pr_auth_rev?ie=UTF8&amp;sort_by=MostRecentReview" style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:#004b91;">See all my reviews</a></div></div><div style="clear:both;"></div></div><div class="tiny" style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:x-small;margin-bottom:.5em;"><span class="crVerifiedStripe"><strong class="h3Color tiny" style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:#e47911;font-size:x-small;margin-right:.5em;">Amazon Verified Purchase</strong><span class="tiny verifyWhatsThis" style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:x-small;">(<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/community-help/amazon-verified-purchase" style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:#004b91;">What's this?</a>)</span></span></div><div class="tiny" style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:x-small;margin-bottom:.5em;"><strong><span class="h3color tiny" style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:#e47911;font-size:x-small;">This review is from: </span>The Time Baroness (Kindle Edition)</strong></div>Dr. Cassandra Reilly is a classic Jane Austen heroine. Georgina Young-Ellis is more than a gifted storyteller, she casts a spell that takes the reader back to 1820 Regency England. The sights, the sounds, the textures, and the smells embrace you. I had to shake myself to remember what century this is as I clicked the last magical page of The Time Baroness. <br /><br />The writing is exquisite. The story of a mother struggling to rescue her son in another century, in a culture where women were seen and not heard, is a very new spin on what we all hope is possible... Time Travel. Science fiction, mystery, a mother's love, and an almost eerie sense of Déjà vu. A spellbinding story from an amazing author. Highly Recommended. <br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004VGVSJ6/ref=cm_cr_asin_lnk" style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:#004b91;">The Time Baroness</a></div><div style="margin-left:.5em;"><br /></div><div style="margin-left:.5em;"><table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td width="90%" style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><div style="margin-left:.5em;"><div style="margin-bottom:.5em;font-size:small;"><span style="vertical-align:middle;"><strong>Reminds me of Diana Gabaldon's Outlander series only with Jane Austen's world</strong>, April 10, 2011</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:.5em;font-size:small;"><div><div style="float:left;">By </div><div style="float:left;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/profile/AODXU511FK5W5/ref=cm_cr_pr_pdp" style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:#004b91;"><span style="font-weight:bold;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">moonsoup<span class="swSprite s_chevron custPopRight" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:3px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;vertical-align:middle;background-image:url(http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/common/sprites/sprite-site-wide-2._V214202442_.png);width:11px;height:11px;background-position:-30px -40px;"></span></span></span></a> - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/AODXU511FK5W5/ref=cm_cr_pr_auth_rev?ie=UTF8&amp;sort_by=MostRecentReview" style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:#004b91;">See all my reviews</a></div></div><div style="clear:both;"></div></div><div class="tiny" style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:x-small;margin-bottom:.5em;"><strong><span class="h3color tiny" style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:#e47911;font-size:x-small;">This review is from: </span>The Time Baroness (Kindle Edition)</strong></div>If you like Diana Gabaldon's &quot;Outlander&quot; series you will love this book. The author has created a fascinating world of time travel, with the future the past all intertwined. The historical setting and references really takes you to another time. I also enjoyed the sci- fi twist (more than I expected) and how it was wound up with the historical part. Great characters, and an engrossing plot full of twists and turns that takes you on a fascinating journey. A really enjoyable read. Perfect for summer and the beach.</div><a></a><br /><div style="margin-left:.5em;"><div style="margin-bottom:.5em;font-size:small;">2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.</div><div style="padding-top:10px;clear:both;width:566px;"><div style="clear:both;font-size:small;"></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:.5em;"><div style="margin-bottom:.5em;font-size:small;"><span style="margin-right:5px;"><span class="swSprite s_star_5_0" title="5.0 out of 5 stars" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;vertical-align:middle;background-image:url(http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/common/sprites/sprite-site-wide-2._V214202442_.png);width:65px;height:13px;background-position:-30px 0px;"><span>5.0 out of 5 stars</span></span> </span><span style="vertical-align:middle;"><strong>Time Baroness took me away...</strong>, April 18, 2011 t</span><span style="font-size:x-small;"><strong><span class="h3color tiny" style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:#e47911;font-size:x-small;">his review is from: </span>The Time Baroness (Kindle Edition)</strong></span></div>I'm not a big fan of science-fiction or any fiction for that matter. But after just a few pages, I was hooked on &quot;The Time Baroness&quot;. The way the author wove the super modern world of time travel with Jane Austen's world was very clever and had my attention throughout....so much so, that I actually missed my subway stop coming home from work one night because I was so engrossed with the story. Did I mention the steamy parts??? Well, let's just say that even in Victorian times, there were sexy booty calls! Read &quot;The Time Baroness&quot; for a true escape from life with aspects of real life that will make you wonder...what if?</div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table>