Wrong Place, Wrong Time

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Gillian McAllister: Wrong Place, Wrong Time (2022, Penguin Books, Limited)

400 pages

English language

Published July 10, 2022 by Penguin Books, Limited.

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978-0-241-52094-9
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Sci fi for non-sci fi lovers

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I like when stories employ sci-fi elements while remaining otherwise ordinary. Here, a mother keeps traveling backwards in time, trying to prevent her son from murdering. Her identity as a mother anchors the narrative, giving it an emotional heft, albeit, sometimes cloyingly. But I skimmed it immediately after to admire the craft of cause & effect. The explanation at the end for time travel was corny.

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