Numismatics, oenology and a voyage into the past

 In the Time Cellar, the fiction novel written by the famous numismatist Marc Emory, you will discover many things about numismatics, oenology and love. Follow the adventures of a middle-aged hero who, after a huge storm, slides into a temporal space rift to find love and set-up a lucrative business. Attend the tasting of a fabulous Margaux from 1787. Eavesdrop on a conversation between a traveler and Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States. Put yourself in the shoes of the protagonist and imagine how you will use the coins in your collection during their original period. Unfortunately, the book has not yet been translated into any other languages, so you will need to be pretty fluent in English. 

As one might expect, for a first time writer, we could find the structure of the story formulaic and predictable during the first chapters. And indeed, we see typical stereotypes like that French girl who looks like Juliette Binoche, and the United States that "will become such a big power". But once all the elements are in place, the reader is pulled into a rythmic succession of events that reveal a solid plot.

In the end, you will love this story where you can imagine yourself in the place of the hero. What numismatist hasn't dreamed of finding the perfect coin in the past, while knowing its value in the future? Fortune could then be at your fingertips....

Marc Emory's novel, Time Cellar, is now online at the bookshop of the Cgb.fr website under the reference Lt73.