In Lieu of You: A British Time Travel Adventure by Keith A. PearsonMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Gary Kirk has been married to Clare for over twenty-five years. Over time their marriage has evolved into two people living almost entirely separate lives, including separate bedrooms. Gary spends all his time and effort building his used car business and Clare spends all her time building her non-profit shamanistic wellness centre. Gary realises that they should probably separate and make it official but hasn't summoned the energy.
Then, on what should have been one of the happiest days of his life, Clare makes a big scene, causing him embarrassment. So when Clare asks him for some space, and then requests a divorce, Gary isn't surprised. However, when Clare demands half of everything, including half of the business he built from scratch Gary can't believe it. During their marriage he has paid for everything, bought their house outright, amassed decent savings, and subsidised Clare's shamanistic wellness centre, asking for half of the business strikes deeply at Gary's core. So when he is offered the chance to go back in time and prevent the two of them meeting, despite his scepticism, he jumps at the chance.
However, things don't go as he expected. When he returns to the present, having delayed Clare on her journey to the pub where they met, so that she and Gary never meet, Gary discovers his life has radically altered, and not for the better.
Gary is faced with a stark choice, try to build a life in the new present, or risk his life by travelling back in time again to correct his mistake.
This is the second book I have read by Keith Pearson and both of them have been cracking reads. Time travel, but not the usual way. A middle-aged man as the unlikely protagonist. A mundane British setting. Really unusual take and both of them have been very different. Definitely going to look for another book by this author.
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