Si Morley is bored with his job as a commercial illustrator and his social life doesn't seem to be going anywhere. So, when he is approached by an affable ex football star and told that he is just what the government is looking for to take part in a top secret programme, he doesn't hesitate for too long. And so one day Si steps out of his twentieth century, New York apartment and finds himself back in January 1882. There are no cars, no planes, no computers, no television and the word 'nuclear' appears in no dictionaries. For Si, it's very like Eden, somewhere he could find happiness. But has he really been back in time? The portfolio of tintype photographs and sketches that he brings back convince the government. But all Si wants is to return…
Author Biography
SALES POINTS * Part of the Fantasy Masterworks series * this charming, illustrated novel is a classic tale of time travel * 'Go back to a wonderful world and have a wonderful time doing it' New York Times * Jack Finney is best known as the author of The Body Snatchers, which became the hugely popular and influential film, The Invasion of the Body Snatchers * the delightful illustrations add to the richness and charm.
