The narrative is so creative and imaginative that even veteran readers will be surprised and delighted. The Little Book is at once a story about the strength of family, the power of the individual, and 19th Century Vienna. This book appealed to me on so many levels. I loved the depth of the characters, the dilemmas of time travel, and the lessons that history teaches us. Because this is ultimately a love story of great proportion, one that spans time and generations, it will have great appeal to a wide spectrum of readers. Finally, this is the first book I have ever read that made me want to read it all over again, right after I read the last word.

It ever so subtly transcends those assigned categories of history, science fiction and contemporary literature. It is a book penned with the insight of present culture, but felt with the passion of times and people.

Selden Edwards is not a youngster although this is his first work of fiction. Amazingly, he pulls off a time-bending narrative in which grandmother as a college student; father, a young soldier; and son, an accomplished musician meet in Vienna in 1897. Their shared love for fin de siècle Vienna draws them together and strengthens their emotional connections. They meet Sigmund Freud, listen to the Mahler’s first performances, and hang out with young philosophers in coffee houses, even as the wars to come are foreshadowed by an evil Vienna politician who has found that anti-Semitism wins votes. The combination of dynamic characters and a magical setting offers wide appeal to reader.

...poignant, touching, intricate in both its construction and plot with characters that seem perfectly real.

...a 1970s rock'n'roll icon who finds himself in turn-of-the-century Vienna, that promised scenes with Freud and Mahler, of love and despair. I was intrigued by the premise, but also skeptical that a first novelist, or any novelist, could pull it off. But Selden Edwards pulls if off superbly and proves he's an adept weaver of the large themes and small events that make the tapestry of great literature. In writing about Vienna, you have to get the music right, and Edwards hits all the right notes and times well the crescendo.

There is a nothing little about this book. It ever so subtly transcends those assigned categories of history, science fiction and contemporary literature. It is a book penned with the insight of present culture, but felt with the passion of times and people past.

Better than Timekeeper's... Of course, the fact that I spent 4 days in Vienna a couple of years ago could have something to do with it. I've got other people lined up for it!

If you haven't read, please do!

...and this is one of the best: along with the great historical feel and the forbidden romance, (he) has new things to say on the grandfather paradox and "what if you had the chance to kill Hitler...

So great... I'm going to handsell the hell out of this. I can't wait.

This is a remarkable story by a new voice in fiction. I read right through this book - very hard to put down. I'd like to see more from this author.

This debut novel by Selden Edwards tells a great story that includes Sigmund Freud as one of the characters and also a war hero father who died before he had a chance to know the son who suddenly appears and is reunited with him in very mysterious circumstances. It sounds bizarre, and it is, but it is very creative and a perfect summer novel.

It has layers of meaning and an interconnectedness that make it a breath-taking read. It's a history lesion and a love story, a mystery and a psychology lesson. I can't recommend it highly enough.

This is a love story that transcends time and generations to 1897 Vienna. Would you change the course of history?

The timelessness of varied timelines and the historical setting is an interesting contrast to what could be seen as commentary on the current state of our own nation and its coffee house patrons.

The plot is enjoyable and moves smoothly along. The timelessness of varied timelines and the historical setting is an interesting contrast to what could be seen as commentary on the current state of our own nation and its coffee house patrons.

...and I would be thrilled if MTDF could do an event with Selden Edwards. This is the kind of read that stays with you long after you've finished reading it - poignant, touching, intricate in both its construction and plot with characters that seem perfectly real. Please get in touch with us so we can set up an event for this summer.

Thank you for passing this wonderful book along to me.