{"product_id":"in-spite-of-time-by-ben-cooke-9781761900266","title":"In Spite of Time","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTheir love story was fate.\u003c\/em\u003e Now Arthur is going to rewrite the ending. A spellbinding novel of hope, choice and love across time, for readers of Gabrielle Zevin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eArthur Wells is running out of time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eArthur spends his days caring for his childhood sweetheart and now terminally ill wife, Lucy. He has promised they will retire to their dream mountain home. But when the costs of her treatment bankrupt them, that home is set to be repossessed—a reality Arthur has kept a secret from his wife.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAfter Arthur unearths a strangely familiar device in the forest behind his home, one that grants him the ability to rewind a little less than five minutes per day, he experiences a long-absent feeling: hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs he resolves to do whatever it takes to keep his promise to Lucy, Arthur hatches a desperate plan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut Arthur will learn that time does not return what it takes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat would you do for a little extra time with the person you love?\u003c\/em\u003e This is the question at the heart of Ben Cooke's new novel, \u003cem\u003eIn Spite of Time\u003c\/em\u003e. It is a great question and Ben has written a compelling time travel story with enormous heart. It's a story that will keep you guessing right to the very end. - \u003cspan\u003ePIP WILLIAMS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDeeply original and profoundly moving, \u003cem\u003eIn Spite Of Time\u003c\/em\u003e is a modern-day fable about loss and choice, about marriage and mortality, and so damn clever and compelling that the moment I finished I turned straight back to the start to see just how Ben Cooke had done it. Bravo! A dazzling debut. - \u003cspan\u003eKYLIE LADD\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCompelling, heart-warming and wise. Equal parts time-travel adventure, love story, and life journey, this is such a warm and surprising book. \u003cem\u003eIn Spite of Time\u003c\/em\u003e allows us to consider not just the moments we would change, but how we live our lives. A brilliant debut. - \u003cspan\u003eINGA SIMPSON\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDelicate and introspective, tense and nail-biting - \u003cem\u003eIn Spite of Time\u003c\/em\u003e is a journey about how far we'd go (in the past and the present) for the ones we love. A great match for fans of \u003cem\u003eThe Time Traveller's Wife\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eAbout Time\u003c\/em\u003e. - \u003cspan\u003eLAURA McCLUSKEY\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBeautifully written and deeply human, tender with a fine balance between quiet introspection and philosophical reflection on life, love and loss. This is a mesmerising time travel novel, filled with raw honesty about the lengths people will go for those they love, interwoven with intense and raw emotion. - \u003cspan\u003eJOSH HORTINELA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68042785784044,"sku":"9781761900266","price":31.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781761900266.webp?v=1793747025","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/in-spite-of-time-by-ben-cooke-9781761900266","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}