How to Stop Time

"She smiled a soft, troubled smile and I felt the whole world slipping away, and I wanted to slip with it, to go wherever she was going... I had existed whole years without her, but that was all it had been. An existence. A book with no words." I am old. That is the first thing to tell you. The thing you are least likely to believe. If you saw me you would probably think I was about forty, but you would be very wrong. Tom Hazard has a dangerous secret. He may look like an ordinary 41-year-old, but owing to a rare condition, he's been alive for centuries. From Elizabethan England to Jazz Age Paris, from New York to the South Seas, Tom has seen a lot and now craves an ordinary life. Always changing his identity to stay alive, Tom has the perfect cover - working as a history teacher at a London comprehensive. Here he can teach the kids about wars and witch hunts as if he'd never witnessed them first-hand. He can try and tame the past that is fast catching up with him. The only thing Tom mustn't do is fall in love. How to Stop Time is a wild and bittersweet story about losing and finding yourself, about the certainty of change and about the lifetimes it can take to really learn how to live. "A quirky romcom dusted with philosophical observations....A delightfully witty...poignant novel." - The Washington Post The Sunday Times Bestseller Winner Of The 2017 Books Are My Bag Readers Award For Popular Fiction Tom Hazard Has A Dangerous Secret. He May Look Like An Ordinary 41-year-old, But Owing To A Rare Condition, He's Been Alive For Centuries. From Elizabethan England To Jazz-age Paris, From New York To The South Seas, Tom Has Seen A Lot, And Now Craves An Ordinary Life. Always Changing His Identity To Stay Alive, Tom Has The Perfect Cover - Working As A History Teacher At A London Comprehensive. Here He Can Teach The Kids About Wars And Witch Hunts As If He'd Never Witnessed Them First-hand. He Can Try To Tame The Past That Is Fast Catching Up With Him. The Only Thing Tom Must Not Do Is Fall In Love. •MATT HAIG'S NEW NOVEL THE LIFE IMPOSSIBLE IS AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW • If you loved The Midnight Library, read How to Stop Time next! HOW MANY LIFETIMES DOES IT TAKE TO LEARN HOW TO LIVE? Tom Hazard has a dangerous secret. He may look like an ordinary 41-year-old history teacher, but he's been alive for centuries. From Elizabethan England to Jazz-Age Paris, from New York to the South Seas, Tom has seen it all. As long as he keeps changing his identity, he can stay one step ahead of his past – and stay alive. The only thing he must not do is fall in love. But what if the one thing he can't have just happens to be the one thing that might save him? The Sunday Times top ten bestseller from the author of The Midnight Library and The Humans