Libby has been given a powerful gift: to live one life in 1774 Colonial Williamsburg and the other in 1914 Gilded Age New York City. When she falls asleep in one life, she wakes up in the other. While she’s the same person at her core in both times, she’s leading two vastly different lives.

In Colonial Williamsburg, Libby is a public printer for the House of Burgesses and the Royal Governor, trying to provide for her family and support the Patriot cause. The man she loves, Henry Montgomery, has his own secrets. As the revolution draws near, both their lives–and any hope of love–are put in jeopardy.

Libby’s life in 1914 New York is filled with wealth, drawing room conversations, and bachelors. But the only work she cares about–women’s suffrage–is discouraged, and her mother is intent on marrying her off to an English marquess. The growing talk of war in Europe only complicates matters.

But Libby knows she’s not destined to live two lives forever. On her twenty-first birthday, she must choose one path and forfeit the other–but how can she choose when she has so much to lose in each life?

Author website: https://gabriellemeyer.com

My Review

I told myself that I needed to savor this book and not read it in one day. That didn’t happen. I started and finished When the Day Comes in one day. I could not put it down and had to find out what happened. I absolutely loved this unique approach to a story. You have one woman but two completely different lives. It would be so hard to bounce back and forth between the revolutionary war and the Gilded age. It was neat to read about these two different time periods. Written in first person, the reader really gets to know Libby. She was smart and interesting and had much to offer the world. She had a difficult decision to make and I felt like I was right there witnessing her struggle to decide.
This was a story that captured my imagination and my heart and I can’t stop talking about it!

I highly recommend this book to family and friends.

I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book which I received from the publisher. I also purchased a copy for myself. All views expressed are only my honest opinion.