“How to Stop Time” by Matt Haig (U.K.)

Synopsis

Tom Hazard has a dangerous secret. He may look like an ordinary 41-year-old history teacher, but he’s been alive for centuries. From Elizabethan England to Jazz-Age Paris, from New York to the South Seas, Tom has seen it all. As long as he keeps changing his identity, he can stay one step ahead of his past – and stay alive. The only thing he must not do is fall in love.

But what if the one thing he can’t have just happens to be the one thing that might save him?

Readers’ reviews

Loved this book! It’s well written and I found the theme of TIME fascinating. I loved the flashbacks to past centuries and got a really good feel of London in the 16/17^th century particularly with its smells. I found the narrator a little bit annoying at times, but that didn’t distract from my overall enjoyment of the story, which has undertones of a mystery novel with a romance subplot. – Nicola

Offline Read-Along reading list (Nov 2018 – Mar 2019)

Due to a serious health challenge, Nicola was unable to organise live book club meetings for the winter season 2018-2019. Instead, she continued to choose a Book of the Month and joined other readers on our Facebook Discussion Group where they shared their thoughts with her. The books were:

“Lila” by Marilynne Robinson (U.S.)
“It’s Fine By Me” by Per Petterson (Norway)
“The Guru of Love” by Samrat Upadhyay (Nepal)
“Homegoing” by Yaa Gyasi (Ghana)

Extra book:

“How to Stop Time” by Matt Haig (U.K.)