Finally on audio — one of the most beloved tales of our time!
Science fiction, mystery, a passionate love story, and a detailed history of Old New York blend together in Jack Finney’s spellbinding story of a young man enlisted in a secret government experiment.
Transported from the mid-twentieth century to New York City in the year 1882, Si Morley walks the fashionable “Ladies’ Mile” of Broadway, is enchanted by the jingling sleigh bells in Central Park, and solves a 20th-century mystery by discovering its nineteenth-century roots. Falling in love with a beautiful young woman, he ultimately finds himself forced to choose between his lives in the present and the past.
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"This book is just fun. And if you are a New Yorker, it's ridiculous fun. A man travels back in time to live in 1886 New York City. The time travel is done in a rather believable way and his experiences back in time are completely fun, interesting and compelling. Can't recommend it enough. "
— Alex (5 out of 5 stars)
“A most ingenious confection of time now and time then…You go back to a wonderful world and have a wonderful time doing it.”
— New York Times“Mind-boggling, imagination-stretching, exciting, romantic entertainment.”
— San Francisco Examiner“Highly original…written with style and elegance…[a] bold, visionary novel.”
— Barnes&Noble.com“The mystery is intriguing and the romantic development heart-wrenching, but for me the book is all about the dozens of Gilded Age illustrations and the author’s captivating descriptions of a gas lit, cobblestoned New York City without automobiles or skyscrapers. Finney…is a master at drawing the reader into a bygone time and place. A friend of mine who is both a native New Yorker and devotee of the book recommends reading and rereading it with city map in hand. It’s pure descriptive nostalgia.”
— Crime Reads" Love this book, just re-read it. "
— Jay, 2/19/2014" A good book about time travel and how people and emotions really don't change that much from time to time. However, there is a big change in attitudes and how one would act. "
— Johnnie, 2/13/2014" Loved this book, can't even talk about it without giving anything away. "
— Pam, 2/4/2014" This book was a blast. Go back in time to the late 1800's in NYC. Especially fun if you're a NY'r. "
— Dusty, 1/31/2014" Great, poignant, time-travel story set in New York City. "
— Keith, 1/13/2014" This was a lot of fun to read. The descriptions of Manhattan 1882 were great. The illustrations added to my enjoyment. I thought the last part of the book was a bit contrived, but all in all, a great read. "
— Phyllis, 10/23/2013" Loved this.book. Easy all too quick reading. It lingers in your mind. "
— Amelia, 9/24/2013" This book grabbed me on the second page. Good novel of time travel. Set in New York City. "
— Beverly, 9/19/2013" One of the few books I've ad more than one. It's awesome! "
— Linda, 8/16/2013" Apparently I love time travel love stories. This one gave such interesting details about life in late 1880s New York City. "
— Lily, 7/12/2013" It had all of the elements that should have made it awesome (history, time travel, hypnotism), but instead I found it dull and flat. Very disappointing, but since it was for book club I powered through and finished it anyway. "
— Ricki, 5/5/2013Jack Finney was the author of the much loved and critically acclaimed novel Time and Again and its sequel, From Time to Time. He was best known for his thrillers and science fiction, and a number of his books were made into movies. He died in 1995.
Campbell Scott has, in addition to his numerous stage and film credits, narrated more than forty audiobooks, including This Boy’s Life and Into Thin Air, and won seven AudioFile Earphones Awards.