Better yet, a captivating French teacher at his school seems fascinated by him.īut the Albatross Society, the secretive group which protects people like Tom, has one rule: Never fall in love. So Tom moves back his to London, his old home, to become a high school history teacher-the perfect job for someone who has witnessed the city's history first hand. Tom has lived history-performing with Shakespeare, exploring the high seas with Captain Cook, and sharing cocktails with Fitzgerald. He may look like an ordinary 41-year-old, but owing to a rare condition, he's been alive for centuries. If you stick to this you will just about be okay.' The Midnight Library is out now in the UK and America.' The first rule is that you don’t fall in love,' he said… 'There are other rules too, but that is the main one. 'A brilliant premise and great fun to have so many stories within one book' Daily Mail

'Haig is one of the most inspirational popular writers on mental health of our age and, in his latest novel, he has taken a clever, engaging concept and created a heart-warming story that offers wisdom in the same deceptively simple way as Mitch Albom's best tales' 'Clever, emotional and thought-inspiring' 'A beautiful book to get lost in' Zoe Ball 'Amazing and utterly beautiful, The Midnight Library is everything you'd expect from the genius storyteller who is Matt Haig' Joanna Cannon

'An uplifting, poignant novel about regret, hope and second chances' David Nicholls 'A beguiling read, filled with warmth and humour, and a vibrant celebration of the power of books to change lives.' How to Stop Time is a wild and bittersweet story about losing and finding yourself, about the certainty of change and about the lifetimes it can take to really learn how to live. The only thing Tom mustn’t do is fall in love. He can try and tame the past that is fast catching up with him. Here he can teach the kids about wars and witch hunts as if he’d never witnessed them first-hand. From Elizabethan England to Jazz Age Paris, from New York to the South Seas, Tom has seen a lot, and now craves an ordinary life.Īlways changing his identity to stay alive, Tom has the perfect cover – working as a history teacher at a London comprehensive. He may look like an ordinary 41-year-old, but owing to a rare condition, he’s been alive for centuries. If you saw me you would probably think I was about forty, but you would be very wrong.’ The thing you are least likely to believe. How to Stop Time will be published on 6th July 2017. Cumberbatch is attached to star and executive produce through SunnyMarch, along with Jamie Byng, CEO of Canongate. SunnyMarch and Studiocanal have acquired the film rights to How to Stop Time.

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