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'An astonishing debut... Breathtakingly tender and wryly understated' NEW YORK TIMES. 'Genre-defying... Witty and inventive' GUARDIAN. 1967. Four female scientists invent a time travel machine. But then one of them suffers a breakdown and puts the whole project in peril... 2017. Ruby knows her Granny Bee was the scientist who…
Why read it?
2 authors picked The Psychology of Time Travel as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
The power of The Psychology of Time Travel is right there in the title.
Instead of dwelling on technology, mechanics, or paradoxes, I love that the novel immediately delves into the emotional and psychological toll of time travel on the individuals who experience it. Framed around a mysterious death, it blends science fiction, mystery, and psychological thriller in a way that remains deeply character-driven. And nearly all of those characters are women—scientists, lovers, rivals—which I found to be a much-needed and refreshing perspective.
From Jordan's list on time travel as a therapy in disguise.
If you love time travel and murder mysteries as much as I do, you’ll love this great read.
The author has captured a compelling obsession of one of the characters in unraveling a fifty-year-old mystery. With one crucial question, can you stop a murder from occurring in the present, with a clue from the future. I enjoy a well-written whodunit mystery that pulls you into the storyline with facts and clues.
This is a must-read for any mystery reader.
From Jerry's list on historical time travel mystery.
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