SuitabookA tale of two centuries
Rachel Harris
- Reading
- If the contrast between centuries appeals, read alongside a conversation about which customs feel strange, who gets to define ‘progress’, and whether new possibilities always benefit everyone equally.
- Themes
- Living between centuries: Alessandra moves from sixteenth-century Italy into twenty-first-century Beverly Hills and finds technology, transport and clothing unfamiliar. The contrast is presented through Alessandra’s disorientation and discovery; the story’s overall judgement about either era is not clear.
- Romance and changing beliefs: Alessandra meets Austin, who challenges what she believes and introduces her to a wider modern world. The book?s stance on this remains unclear.
- Worth knowing
- Romantic content is part of the premise: Alessandra meets Austin and the story includes love. The degree of physical intimacy, sexual content and relationship resolution is not established.