‘A powerfully emotional novel from a master storyteller.’ - The Guardian
‘Time Travel for Beginners is GORGEOUS’ - Marian Keyes
‘heart, charm - and time travel - for the ages’ - The AU Review
‘a beautifully crafted exploration of loss, regret and the desire to go back and make things right.’ - Herald Sun
On a bustling road in Sydney lies a nondescript storefront known simply as the Time Travel Agency.
Inside, you’ll be welcomed by the smell of freshly brewed coffee, a selection of baked goods… and the question, Where in time do you wish to go?
The guidelines are simple: you can go whenever you wish into the past, and there’s no fear of altering the present. Have tea with Jane Austen, scream at a Beatles concert, witness the Olympics in ancient Greece. Perhaps a more personal trip? Visit your long-lost grandmother, recapture the heady days of your youth, return to the idyllic time when your teen was a babbling baby - or watch yourself make the one decision that changed everything.
Is it a hoax? And if it’s real, what’s the catch?
When single mother Anna is offered a job at the agency, she glimpses the possibility of happiness. Meanwhile, Teddy’s a customer hoping to untangle his recently imploded marriage. And Jade, who has a deeply buried secret, despises the agency for offering false hope.
In Jaclyn Moriarty’s incandescent novel, Anna, Teddy and Jade leap headlong into time, hurtling on a crash course towards one another. At turns entertaining and illuminating, Time Travel for Beginners explores the moments, big and small, that shape our destiny.
PRAISE FOR TIME TRAVEL FOR BEGINNERS:
‘witty, emotionally resonant and quietly profound, with a clever twist that rewards attentive readers and lingers long after the final page.’ - Woman
‘For fans of hopecore fiction like Before the Coffee Gets Cold and The Midnight Library, this whimsical novel revolves around a Sydney news agency with an unusual menu: hot cuppas, pastries, and a trip to any moment in time.’ - Concrete Playground
‘A joyfully sad, quietly clever and loudly delightful time-travel novel. Time Travel for Beginners only gets more delicious with every read.’ - Justine Larbalestier and New York Times bestselling author Scott Westerfeld, co-authors of The Mortons
‘A truly amazing book! Time Travel for Beginners is absolutely gorgeous, smart, funny, deep, dreamy and perfect. It left my heart full and happy.’ - Rachel Cohn, New York Times bestselling co-author of Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist
‘I could wish I wrote it but then I wouldn’t have had the pleasure of reading this truly extraordinary, exquisite novel… I just have to say it, my sister is a literary genius.’ - Liane Moriarty, New York Times bestselling author of Here One Moment