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The Necklace: The Dusky Club, June 1962 Kindle Edition

by Linda S Rice (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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What if you could travel back into the past to meet the man of your dreams at a time when it would be possible for him to fall in love with you?

Susan does just that when she meets two ladies from Haiti while on a cruise with her childhood friend, Lynn. Mika, the elderly of the two ladies, claims she can see into Susan’s soul and that if she sends her back in time to meet James, the man whom Susan has dreamed of for fifty years, Susan will learn something important about him and about herself.
Susan travels back to the year 1962 in her 17-year-old body, where she meets James, age 20, a member of a band that will one day become the greatest band of all time. Susan is stunned and delighted when James is instantly drawn to her, inviting her out for tea and offering to walk her back to her hotel after the band quits playing for the night.
But much to her dismay, Susan’s 17-year-old hormones begin to play havoc with her 62-year-old brain, tempting her towards a relationship with James that she’s not really certain she wants.

Will James end up being the paragon Susan’s always thought him to be? Or will she learn that sometimes, when a dream comes true, it’s not quite what you expected?

This book (and all books in “The Necklace” series) is dedicated to all those women whose teenage heart was stolen and captured by a rock star/musician and who have remained loyal through the years. May this fantasy story lighten your spirit, make you both laugh and cry and let you know that your dreams never need to die.
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Linda began writing stories when she was 12 years old, and has had a passion for writing ever since. She lives in Mount Laguna, California, just east of San Diego, California, with her husband, Michael, and four cats. --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

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  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2499 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 293 pages
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As a child, I was mesmerized by story tellers and my mother always made sure I had a supply of books close at hand while I was growing up. Sitting on her lap and listening to her read to me is one of my earliest memories. I remember drawing pictures and then making up stories to go with them, and as I got older, my stories became longer and more fanciful. At age ten, I began to write them down, and when I was twelve, I wrote my first "book," all handwritten. I wrote during rainy days in gym class when we all had to stay in the locker room and sit on benches. I had a small cult following of friends who waited for me to finish each page which I would then pass down the row. When I got a typewriter for my thirteenth birthday, I typed up my "masterpiece" and put it in a 3-ring binder then hid it away. The story was actually quite silly. Having a typewriter, however, made it possible for me to write even more, which I did on almost a daily basis.

But, as happens to many young, aspiring writers, reality grabbed me and when I graduated from high school and headed to college then into the work force, the dream of becoming an author washed away. It wasn't until I turned 62 and experienced my 3rd job layoff, that I decided to try and make my writing dream come true.

Writing has become an addiction to me, and I'm finding that ideas for other scenarios and characters keep flooding my brain, with the characters screaming, "Write about me! Write about me!"

And, that's what I intend to do.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A good read for holidays
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 June 2019
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A good read for your holidays
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Pearl Cawley
5.0 out of 5 stars An entertaining escape from reality, serving also as excellent fan fiction.
Reviewed in the United States on 13 October 2014
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Most who grew up obsessed with The Beatles will easily identify with this sweet novel, which provides a fantasized fly-on-the-wall perspective of what one of the Fab Four's pre-fame personalities may have been like. Although the portrayal centers around "James" who is in a band in Brighton, England in 1962, the action and narrative clearly parallels Paul McCartney before Beatle fame has struck. The writer does a wonderful job capturing McCartney's, looks, speaking style and personality. Those of us who've seen A Hard Day's Night and Help can visualize McCartney throughout the story. Clever and humorously reworked but easily recognizable Beatle song parodies are sprinkled generously throughout. James is a good characterization of how fans would have pictured McCartney to be as a young man living with his father: thoughtful, and gentlemanly, as well as a sex maniac. And who wouldn't want to go on a picnic with Paul. A product of English upbringing during that early rock and roll era, involving male chauvinism and self-centered egotism.

The story starts out in the present when two 62-year-old best friends go on a cruise. They meet two Haitian fortune tellers, who give Susan opportunity to travel back in time to meet the man she has been obsessed with since her teens. Susan is told that she will learn a valuable lesson about herself. Susan travels back possessing her sophisticated 62-year-old experience in the body of her ex 17-year-old self. To not give everything away, this is a good fantasy well written and plotted out and the idea of a lesson is necessary to the novel's denouement.

For me, the "lesson learned" gets somewhat nullified because Susan hints early on, how much she has in common with her husband that James can never fulfill. In essence,everything Susan imagined in James already exists in her own husband.

Our idols are best left as fantasies. In that light, and though I greatly enjoyed the book, being a diehard Beatle fan, the other three are not treated with much attention. The protagonist, Susan, is never excited at being around John's or George's counterparts. Idealized as James is, he is narrow minded and controlling in his treatment of women--very common amongst males at the time. Thus, probably very accurate generalization. However, just as Susan knew James would become a vegetarian, she also had to know of his (James/Paul's) future social conscience, progressive attitudes and spiritual expansion. The Beatles quickly evolved from "teen idols" to highly revered artists of intellect. Susan's learned lesson somewhat contradicts this eventual growth with the implication that she can discuss politics, etc with her husband but could never do the same with James. That is my only contention, if I have one with the plot. The Beatles transcended into political, socially conscious people along the journey of their unparalleled fame. This has been touched upon in so many places that, the story stands strongly as told through the lens of a fortunate fan who got up close and personal to a dream. The tale stands on its own even if there was no Beatle "parallel". This is very creative fun page turning fiction, with more to come. I look forward to escaping into the sequel.
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Laura
5.0 out of 5 stars amazing!
Reviewed in Italy on 17 October 2014
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The story captivates me body and soul... I identify myself with Susan :)
I will soon read the sequel. A very good work Linda!
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V.E.
4.0 out of 5 stars Fun Book
Reviewed in the United States on 6 October 2021
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The Necklace: The Dusky Club, June 1962 by Linda S. Rice has a unique premise that is executed well. This story is a combination of a love story and time travel. If you have ever wondered what it would be like to reunite with the one that got away, this is an enticing story. When Susan is on a cruise with her best friend, she meets an interesting woman, who can transport Susan back in time. She goes back to the year of 1962 and has the chance of a lifetime. This book is a fun combination of light eroticism and the supernatural, neither of which is overblown. An excellent and intriguing read, this tale is highly recommended.
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Anastasia Styles
3.0 out of 5 stars If you love AO3, you'll like this
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 November 2021
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The feel here is very much one of unrestricted indulgence in a relatable fantasy, so it’s little wonder that such has wide appeal.

I think the main attraction of this is exactly that—it’s unpretentious romantic fluff, so if that’s what you’re looking for, that’s what you’ll find. What it’s not, on the other hand, is especially refined—the overall narrative is a tapestry of oft-enjoyed tropes woven together without prejudice to creativity, and the dialogue, a weak point of many debut authors, certainly would be very much at home on AO3.

I will note that while many Americans struggle to write Britain well, Rice does a very fair job of representing 60s Britain. Worth noting also that being the same age as her protagonist, there’s a fair chance she’s writing her own nostalgia into this, and a fine job she does of that.
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