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Time and Again (Abridged) Audiobook
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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.
A story that will remain in the listener’s memory, Time and Again is a remarkable blending of the troubled present and a nostalgic past, made vivid and extraordinarily moving by the images of a time that was…and perhaps still is.
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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)
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“A most ingenious confection of time now and time then…You go back to a wonderful world and have a wonderful time doing it.”
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“Mind-boggling, imagination-stretching, exciting, romantic entertainment.”
— San Francisco Examiner -
“Highly original…written with style and elegance…[a] bold, visionary novel.”
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“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
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A Crime Reads Pick of Best Historical Crime Novels Set during the Gilded Age
Time and Again Listener Reviews
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" 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, 5/5/2013 -
" Read back in the day. Need to find and read again. Loved it. "
— Rachel, 9/8/2012 -
" Re-read: 6/1/2006 "
— Laura5, 1/24/2012 -
" i read this book b/c jeremy kept saying how much he loved it. it was ok. it was a cute perspective on nyc and on time travel. "
— Sylvia, 9/5/2011 -
" A good time travel story. "
— RotHead, 7/22/2011 -
" My favorite New York City book "
— Peg, 7/22/2011 -
" I have NO idea when I read this book, but it was certainly several years ago, and I was just reminded of it as I was browsing through NPR's "My Guilty Pleasure" section online. I don't remember too many details, except that the character thinks food tastes "real" when he time-travels back to 1882... "
— Bridget, 7/16/2011 -
" Interesting ideas about how to move back and forth through time, and how that power might be used. But far too much romanticized description of the past. "
— Tyera, 6/29/2011 -
" I love this book so much. Time travel, New York and a forbidden love story. Perfect combination! "
— Claudia, 5/19/2011 -
" This was a great book, especially if you like knowing what NYC was like in the late 1800's! A little bit of mystery and a lot of history!!! "
— Judy, 4/27/2011 -
" I so love this book! Fantastical historical fiction set in New York City. "
— Donna, 4/14/2011 -
" This is one of my all-time favorite books! I love the mix of Science-fiction/Time Travel, Classic feel, and the writing style of Jack Finney. This is one of those books that really seemed to come alive for me while reading it. "
— Geoff, 4/8/2011 -
" One of my favorite books. It's a time travel love story that is so believable it might actually be real. Or maybe not. Regardless, it's a wonderful book. "
— Anna, 4/5/2011 -
" Loved it. I usually don't like reading a lot of details, but this one what enthralling. Put you right in the time period and you walked around with the character. Had good twists in it, too. I would recommend this book to others. "
— Janet, 3/16/2011 -
" One of my absolute favorites of all time; reading this is like visiting an old and dear friend. "
— Patrick, 3/15/2011 -
" An old favorite, so nice to read it again. Science fiction, love story, mystery, travelogue--I've never been sure how to characterize it, but it's wonderful. "
— Greg, 3/13/2011 -
" I think of this book often, I don't remember why I like it so much, but whenever I am reminded of it, I think "I liked that book." "
— melody, 3/3/2011 -
" It was a dream come true. If only I could fall sleep and wake up in another time!!! "
— Kay, 2/26/2011 -
" Good concept, bad long winded execution. "
— antuten, 2/18/2011 -
" I could re-read Time and Again by Jack Finney every year and not grow tired of it. "
— David, 2/16/2011
About Jack Finney
Jack 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.
About Campbell Scott
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.