Jennifer Ellis Libros

Abbey Sinclair, a curious fourteen-year-old with a passion for physics, embarks on an adventure when her brother Simon discovers a path of stones that enables time travel. Alongside her twin Caleb, they must navigate dangers posed by a mysterious figure named Mantis while unraveling the secrets of the stones. Their journey leads them to various characters, including their autistic neighbor and a peculiar professor, as they explore themes of Einstein's Theory of Relativity, time, and the possibility of parallel universes. This novel is the first in the Derivatives of Displacement series.

Alana Matheson is deeply committed to environmental activism, but her principles are tested when she unexpectedly takes a job with a mining company threatening her community’s watershed. Torn between her growing attraction to her charming boss, Nate, and her dedication to the environment, she faces a moral dilemma. As tensions rise over the mining project, Alana navigates her conflicting loyalties and the complexities of activism, highlighting the nuances of environmentalism and the imperfections in our efforts to protect the planet.

Exploring the theme of personal agency, the narrative delves into the unsettling realization of living life under the influence of others, often without awareness. It prompts readers to reflect on their own control and the extent to which they prioritize others' happiness over their own. The book challenges individuals to confront their circumstances and consider the possibility of reclaiming their autonomy. It raises profound questions about identity, purpose, and the choices that shape our lives.

A book of memories. Growing up in the 1950s and 60s, childhood is peppered with untold freedom and strict codes of behaviour. There are fears of not being accepted, not conforming and for those suffering from gender dysphoria, there is nowhere to turn. A convent education brings Jennifer intense friendships, unrequited love and tussles with belief and disbelief in a higher being. She finds diversion in play acting and searching for adventure in the role of her alter ego. Emerging from the protective arms of a white middle class family, she confronts the harsh realities of life with a charismatic young man as her cicerone. After four years of teaching bring feelings of inadequacy, of not being up to the job and finding no place in heterosexual British society, Jennifer decides to start afresh and to leave England.