How to Stop Time

A Novel

By Matt Haig | Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group

About the book

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Midnight Library, “a quirky romcom dusted with philosophical observations….A delightfully witty…poignant novel.” (The Washington Post)

Soon to be a TV series starring Benedict Cumberbatch

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 keep one step ahead of his past - and stay alive. The only thing he must not do is fall in love . . .

Editions of How to Stop Time

Hardcover
ISBN 9780525522874
Paperback
ISBN 9780525522898
EBook
ISBN 9780525522881
AudioStreaming
ISBN 9780525587477
AudioStreaming
ISBN 9780525587484

Read an Excerpt

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Midnight Library, “a quirky romcom dusted with philosophical observations….A delightfully witty…poignant novel.” (The Washington Post)

Soon to be a TV series starring Benedict Cumberbatch

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 keep one step ahead of his past - and stay alive. The only thing he must not do is fall in love . . .

Frequently Asked Questions

What is How to Stop Time about?

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Midnight Library, “a quirky romcom dusted with philosophical observations….A delightfully witty…poignant novel.” (The Washington Post)

Soon to be a TV series starring Benedict Cumberbatch

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 keep one step ahead of his past - and stay alive. The only thing he must not do is fall in love . . .

What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in How to Stop Time?

Fiction > Historical fiction

Where can I read a sample of How to Stop Time?

You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780525522874

Who is/are the Author/s of the book How to Stop Time?

Matt Haig

Who is the Publisher of the book How to Stop Time?

Penguin Publishing Group

What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?

How to Stop Time is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780525522874) and paperback(ISBN 9780525522898) and ebook(ISBN 9780525522881) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9780525587477) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9780525587484)

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