Across the Herring Pond

About the Book

A young American journalist has come upon a travel journal of a 19th century Cornish squire, who is in fact her own great-great-great grandfather. Quite taken with her discovery, she fantasizes viewing early America as it was almost 200 years ago, traveling as his companion.

Empowered by the mind's inner vision, and with the magic of invisibility at her command, Evelyn Ashlin takes a bold leap backward through time, determined to meet face-to-face with her ancestor and persuade him to let her ride on the coattails of his fascinating adventure. Her portal of entry is an heirloom painting through which she is led magically to the land of Cornwall and the world of 1810.

At first, both annoyed and mystified by the presence of a female "spirit", Squire James Hosking finally gives in to her wish when promised a trade-off gift he cannot refuse - a glimpse of the future.

About the Author

Author/journalist Evelyn De Wolfe, a graduate of the University of Brazil, was born and raised in Rio de Janeiro and came to this country on a student/teacher fellowship to the University of Washington. She served as interpreter for the US Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs and the Photographic Unit of the OSS (Office of Strategic Services) and was later hired by Mr. Walt Disney as a project researcher. She also served as a Hollywood Foreign Press correspondent for Brazilian and British publications, before engaging in a long career as a staff writer for the Los Angeles Times.

A resident of Hollywood, California, she has traveled worldwide on assignments for domestic and international publications and was listed in Who's Who of American Women.