The Impossible Lives of Greta Wells

Author: Andrew Sean Greer
Genre: Fiction
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers, 2014
Pages: 304
Rating: Recommend

Synopsis: After the death of her beloved twin brother and the abandonment of her long-time lover, Greta Wells undergoes electroshock therapy. Over the course of the treatment, Greta finds herself repeatedly sent to 1918, 1941, and back to the present. Whisked from the gas-lit streets and horse-drawn carriages of the West Village to a martini-fueled lunch at teh Oak Room, in these other worlds, Greta finds her brother alive and well - though fearfully masking his true personality. And her former lover is now her devoted husband...but will he be unfaithful to her in this life as well? Greta Wells is fascinated by her alter egos: in 1941, she is a devoted mother; in 1918, she is a bohemian adultress.

Review: This fun book is for fans of Oona Out of Order. I love time travel when it has a historical fiction slant. In fact, it felt like I was treated to three different historical fiction novels at one time. 

I enjoyed each of Greta's lives, and the lives of those who surround her in each time period. I love an author who can tie one person into multiple eras. 

This was a quick read, and if I wasn't a full-time working mom with 3 kids at home, I would have finished this faster than I did.