The Inscription

by Pam Binder

Book Overview

Time is an illusion and love the only reality. On her way to a reenactment of a medieval festival in Scotland, Amber McPhee loses control of her car. She plunges into the waters of Loch Ness and back... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0671047655
• ISBN13: 9780671047658
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Pocket Books
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 4.3" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

A True Time Travel Romance

This book links to reality more than many "time travel" novels. It leaves you with a wonderful feeling of "maybe it could happen if....". Truly a hard to put down book, I spent an entire weekend sneaking time out of other things to finish it!

A great debut for this fine storyteller

In 1566 Lachlan MacAlpin, noticing a woman drowning, dives into the icy Loch Ness and rescues her. He takes her to his castle in Urquhart where his physician tends to her. Lachlan learns her name is Amber MacPhee, who thinks the reenactment is incredible for its wealth of detail. She worries about how her Aunt Dora must be feeling since Amber, a Seattle teacher, accidentally drove her car into the Loch. However, Amber soon realizes that somehow she has been transported back over four centuries.To provide Amber protection, Lachlan names her as his betrothed. As the duo starts to know one another, they fall in love. However, he thinks she is the legend who has temporarily come back to help his people fight an ancient enemy before returning to the twentieth century. Assuming that they defeat the evil threatening his clan and if she goes home, Lachlan, being an immortal, knows that the wait to see his love again will seem much more excruciating than four hundred plus years.THE INSCRIPTION is an intriguing time travel romance that will remind the audience of "The Highlander." The story line is entertaining, but it is the characters that make this a fun novel. The lead couple is a charming pair as late twentieth century feminism battles sixteenth century Scottish machismo. The support cast, especially Lachlan's siblings, add much depth to the tale. Pam Binder will leave her audience spellbound and desiring similar tales starring immortals.Harriet Klausner

Never before have I read something so enjoyable!

After receiving this book as a Christmas gift, I started reading it right away. The book was impossible to put down. I kept wondering what would happen to all of the characters; each was portrayed with such depth. I love the book and have yet to find another that comes close to the enjoyment provided by Pam Binder's book.

Great story! Great characters!

Unlike the other reviewer, I was initially put off by the cover, it seemed unpolished and a bit ametuerish. I recieved the book as a gift and only read it after running out of other reading material. What a mistake! This is a great story, good character development, lots of history, and a wonderful love story. I'd reccomend it to anyone who loves history, sci-fi, or just a good love story!

You won't put this book down 'till you've finished it!

I took a chance on this unknown author because the cover looked so good (so much for cliches!) This story is about time travel, romance, family secrets, and much more. The stated goal of the author was to portray women of the past as the intelligent, strong, and resourceful people they were, but I believe she did an excellent job of portraying all of her characters in the most realistic of ways. Multi-demensional characters, sub-plots, twists and turns, this book has it all. The only regret I have after reading it is that it went too fast! Thank you to Pam Binder & her publishers for adding a classic to my book shelf.