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It is set during a trip Polly takes to her grandparent's farm, where she stumbles through a time gate that takes her back almost 3000 years. In it she meets the People of the Wind, druids who mistake her for a goddess. She gets caught up in a conflict between them and another tribal group, exacerbated by the presence of [[Zachary Gray]], who almost got Polly killed in ''[[A House Like A Lotus]]'', and who despite his protestations of change, may yet again. | It is set during a trip Polly takes to her grandparent's farm, where she stumbles through a time gate that takes her back almost 3000 years. In it she meets the People of the Wind, druids who mistake her for a goddess. She gets caught up in a conflict between them and another tribal group, exacerbated by the presence of [[Zachary Gray]], who almost got Polly killed in ''[[A House Like A Lotus]]'', and who despite his protestations of change, may yet again. | ||
==Editions== | |||
*Laurel-Leaf, 1990, ISBN 978-0440208143 | *Laurel-Leaf, 1990, ISBN 978-0440208143 | ||
*Square Fish, 2007, ISBN 978-0312368586 | *Square Fish, 2007, ISBN 978-0312368586 | ||
*Square Fish, 2007, ISBN 978-0312368623 | *Square Fish, 2007, ISBN 978-0312368623 | ||
==Further Reading== | |||
*[[Revena]]'s [http://thehathorlegacy.com/books/an-acceptable-time-acceptable-themes/ An Acceptable Time - Acceptable Themes?] at [[The Hathor Legacy]] | *[[Revena]]'s [http://thehathorlegacy.com/books/an-acceptable-time-acceptable-themes/ An Acceptable Time - Acceptable Themes?] at [[The Hathor Legacy]] | ||
*Michelle's [http://revolutionf.blogspot.com/2007/05/everything-i-know-about-childrens.html Everything I Know About Children's Literature I Learned From Reading It] at [[I Am A Tree]] | *Michelle's [http://revolutionf.blogspot.com/2007/05/everything-i-know-about-childrens.html Everything I Know About Children's Literature I Learned From Reading It] at [[I Am A Tree]] | ||
[[Category:Novels]] [[Category:1989 publications]] | [[Category:Novels]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:26, 22 August 2010
An Acceptable Time is a 1989 novel by Madeleine L'Engle. It is her fourth book about Polyhymnia O'Keefe, called Polly, who is the daughter of A Wrinkle in Time's Meg Murry. It was republished in 2007 as part of a "Time Quintet' to which it is linked thematically. An Acceptable Time is the only SFnal novel about Polly, and follows on from the more realistic A House Like A Lotus.
It is set during a trip Polly takes to her grandparent's farm, where she stumbles through a time gate that takes her back almost 3000 years. In it she meets the People of the Wind, druids who mistake her for a goddess. She gets caught up in a conflict between them and another tribal group, exacerbated by the presence of Zachary Gray, who almost got Polly killed in A House Like A Lotus, and who despite his protestations of change, may yet again.
Editions
- Laurel-Leaf, 1990, ISBN 978-0440208143
- Square Fish, 2007, ISBN 978-0312368586
- Square Fish, 2007, ISBN 978-0312368623