Time After Time: A love story written as a screenplay

By Pratibha A. Dabholkar and Earl J. Hess

This is a very unusual love story, written as a screenplay. It is about a history professor who undergoes hypnosis to overcome his recurring nightmares and regresses to his past life as a Civil War soldier. There, he meets his soul mate but loses her, and becomes desperate to find her again in his present life. His search is complicated by other characters, plot twists, and his own failings. But eventually, he learns important lessons about eternal love.

This book appeals to a wide audience. It satisfies romantics by offering a new, yet essentially universal, perspective on eternal love and soul mates. It intrigues people interested in reincarnation and past life regressions through the unusual plot. It charms movie buffs with its engaging screenplay format, the plot going back and forth between two different time periods, the dramatic battle action, and the tender love scenes.

Excerpt:

[Note to Readers: (1) Because this is a screenplay, the place and time are mentioned at the start of each new scene, actions, expressions, and pauses are indicated as stage directions, and names and sounds are written in “all caps” according to screenplay format. (2) The excerpt starts in the middle of a scene, so here’s the background for this scene: The three characters are college professors in their 30s talking over lunch in the college cafeteria. Emma is from England and new to the campus.]