Stranded in the chaos of 1910, Jeremiah Bourne must outwit a bizarre cast of characters to find his way back to modern London. This fast-paced odyssey turns a temporal accident into a desperate quest to solve his mother's disappearance.
& Funny, perceptive and hugely readable Ben Elton
As Jeremiah Bourne is swept from his crumbling home in Blackfriars in 2019 to the same house in 1910, he suddenly faces two questions: how did he get here, and how can he return to his own time?
On his quest for answers, he encounters a cast of comic characters and situations: a coven of free-thinking spiritualists, a futuristic residents' association, warring street gangs, eugenic scientists, aggressive domestic servants and a nudist magistrate. As events unfold, Jeremiah begins to wonder whether there could be a link between his time-travelling and his mother's mysterious disappearance many years ago. Now he must work out who he can trust to help him look for her.
Nigel Planer's electrifying novel takes a new and exciting look at the possibility of time travel as it catapults you into a thrilling journey across London and through time.
&He's managed to invent characters who invade your heart. Dazzling and very funny. I loved it' Miriam Margolyes
& Witty, charming and extremely clever. It makes you laugh, it makes you think and, of course, you can't put it down. Already looking forward to the next one Tim McInnerny
& Nigel is a brilliant writer - ingenious and very funny Anthony Head
& Delightful time-travel shenanigans! Get lost in time and find your new favourite temporal traveller Rhianna Pratchett
'Not just freewheeling, Pratchett-esque, time-travelling fun, but also a fascinating ramble through the psychogeography of Edwardian London Fortean Times
