When fifteen year old Joel Penberthy sees a white hare being pursued by a black dog, he knows exactly what it means. Every Cornishman knows that the white hare, pursued by a black dog, portends disaster. For Joel it means a catastrophe threatens the eighteenth century mine where he works. But he can never imagine how this will turn his own life upside down, threatening his very existence in his own time. Nor does he guess how it will find him new, amazing friends in today’s world, and a future that he could never have dreamt of.
In this gripping time travel novel set in the depths of the Cornish tin mines, Joel—a young miner from the 18th century—finds himself hurled into the bewildering present day, only to return and face accusations of sorcery. Rich in atmosphere and tension, the novel cleverly blends historical drama with an impending modern-day accident, making Joel’s journey both heart-pounding and unforgettable.
Stephanie Hale
John Kitchen was born and grew up in Cornwall. He returns to these roots in Mine-Shift, which is his fourth book to explore less familiar aspects of the supernatural. His first novel, Nicola’s Ghost, won the Writer’ Digest Award for best Young Adult Novel in 2011. Mine-Shift is his second ‘timeshift’ novel to be set in Cornwall. John writes his stories in a bright yellow studio in his four-hundred-year-old cottage in Oxfordshire. His wife died in 1995, but he has a daughter and a son, and four amazing grandchildren.
http://johnkitchenauthor.com
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