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The Accidental Time Traveller

By Sharon Griffiths

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The Accidental Time Traveller

By Sharon Griffiths

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Life on Mars meets It's a Wonderful Life in this inventive romantic comedy that looks at what we can learn from the past.... Journalist Rosie Hartford is having an odd day. Or one hell of a hangover... Having had a blazing row with her boyfriend - fellow journalist Will - she reluctantly sets off for her latest assignment: an interview with one of the residents of The Meadows, a grotty local estate about to become the set for a major reality TV show, The 1950s House. But stepping through the front door, Rosie finds herself in a different house - and transported back in time. Everything is grey and drab - the food, the clothes, the TV. It's like the world is in permanent black and white. It's not long before Rosie realises what's going on. She's obviously a contestant on the 1950s show! She's pretty miffed she's not been given warning, but she might as well give it a go - after all, the cameras are always watching and the first rule of reality TV is always keep smiling... But what really sends Rosie into a spin is the fact that Will is there too - but here he is known as Billy and has been married since he was 16 to Rosie's best friend. In the 1950s, Will/Billy is a family man and devoted father, a side to him that Rosie finds hard to imagine. He grows vegetables, repairs shoes and even has a shed. He is, in fact, a grown up. The truth slowly dawns on Rosie that this is reality, not reality TV. After she gets over the shock, she begins to embrace daily life 1950s-style. Gone are the excessive consumerism, drifting relationships and cheap thrills of the Noughties. In its place is make do and mend, commitment, duty and honour. Together Rosie and Billy make a great team, covering dramatic local stories, and inevitably growing closer until Rosie falls in love with Will/Billy all over again. But now he has a wife and kids and is out of bounds... Unless she can get back to 2008...
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
354
Release Date:
2008-07-14
Publication Date:
2008-07-14
Publisher:
HarperCollins
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1847560903
ISBN13:
9781847560902
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
289 g
Height:
129 cm
Width:
200 cm
Thickness:
29 cm
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