This short novel brings a life a most unique world and imaginativelybrings together a number of characters from a multitude of differentgenerations as a result of a mysterious physical phenomenon thatannually can capture visitors to the planet and makes them prisoners intime. While not terribly dense or detailed, it reads easily and wrapsthe reader up in a special universe with intriguing interactions betweencharacters, especially between generations. It is a magical, light bookthat will have you chuckling and sighing with sadness. It is aboutpower, greed, lost romantic relationships, about the joy of acceptance,and the collision between people of different time periods. Afascinating story that has few parallels.