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Reviewer: J. McNerney Laurence Harbor, NJ
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by C.H. Foertmeyer ISBN 0-595-29684-X 177 pages at 13.95 paperback www.iuniverse.com
In The Room Beyond the Veil, past and present converge with sometimes hair raising results. 21-year old Tom Jewett and his wife Sally move from Nebraska to Colorado and buy a 19th century fixer-upper. Tom falls in love with their new home immediately but Sally has her doubts. Despite their discovery of secret rooms laden with treasures from the past, Sally has a sense of foreboding. Tom's dreams of visiting his past are real and frightening. His ancestry beckons by day and by night, and Sally is helpless to forestall the outcome. In the early morning hours, during a thunderstorm, Tom goes downstairs to check their fusebox and simply disappears. He wakes up in 1870, in the person of a long dead ancestor named Ulysses Jewett, age ten. Several members of the nineteenth century Jewett family have died of influenza. Tom as Ulysses realizes he has been returned to the past to ensure the survival of future generations. But will he ever return to Sally and resume the life they shared? I don't want to reveal all of Foertmeyer's secrets. The plot is tight and believable, the characters of both centuries strong and well developed. Old ways and new add to the story's interest. For example, modern technology is used in one century to solve the mysteries of another. Foertmeyer books are never boring or predictable and always exciting. If you like mysteries, time travel, or simply a well written story, this one has it all.
Laurel Johnson
THE ROOM BEYOND THE VEIL By C.H. Foertmeyer http:// www.foertmeyer.com Reviewed By Stacey Bucholz All About Murder Reviews allaboutmurder.com 5 Daggers Tom and Sally Jewett are starting a new life. Purchasing an old house, sight unseen, in the small town of Traber, Colorado where his great grandfather was born and raised. Upon walking into their new home, he's filled with the excitement of fixing it up and settling down. His wife Sally is a little less sure of the situation until Tom uncovers hidden rooms and expensive treasures. With every secret niche that is uncovered their lives are improved financially. Emotionally, it's a bit draining when strange dreams lead them further into a tangled mystery from the past. Who is the lady sitting in the parlor from Tom's dreams? Her clothes are not of this century and her beckoning manner leads him to believe she is trying to get his help in some matter. Dream upon dream leads him just a bit further into the past until one morning he awakens to find himself truly living in another time and another body. Why is he here? How will he get back to his wife Sally? THE ROOM BEYOND THE VEIL is a fine story of mystery and suspense. Mr. Foertmeyer will entangle you in the very first chapter and hold you through to the end with his fine imagination and excellent story telling. I thoroughly enjoy the chance to jump back into time if the book does it well enough. No doubt Mr. Foertmeyer does just that. He keeps his characters and dates straight and true while leading the reader on a merry chase. It's difficult to figure out where the story is going and how it will come together and that's another huge plus for this wonderful author. I've been a devoted fan of C.H. Foertmeyer since reading his first book and THE ROOM BEYOND THE VEIL has kept me firmly attached to this talented author. I highly recommend his book for teenagers and adults both!
Just finished reading this one [The Room Beyond the Veil]. Time-travel and not of this world books usually lose my interest quickly. I gladly followed along with this book. I couldn't put it down. You color the place and people so well with your words that I felt I was there. I followed along with the unknown time-travel with such ease as you made it believable. This may be my favorite so far. Sherry Bachman Spencer
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