Charlotte Sometimes

4.5* rounded up for nostalgic reasons.

As a kid I loved, loved, loved this book and re-reading over 30 years later it does not disappoint.

The story itself is fairly unique: Charlotte falls asleep in her 1950s boarding school only to awaken during WW1 having swapped places with a similar girl from that time. At first they alternate in each other's lives but inevitably a situation leads to Charlotte being trapped in the past.

The writing is excellent, atmospheric and almost poetic at times. There is real drama, some mild horror and movingly sad moments.

From reading other reviews it appears that this version (and the one I read as a child that had a much better cover) is missing a final letter from a character in Charlotte's past life and perhaps another chapter. I'll need to search out that edition and give it a read too.