What if grief didn’t break you — but sent you somewhere you could finally heal?
Rory Turnpike isn’t lost so much as numb. After the death of his father, his life in 2024 drifts into a fog of regret, emotional distance, and routines that no longer anchor him. But when a time-slip transports him to 1969, he finds himself in a world without noise, screens, and the defences he’s spent years building.
Taken in by a kind family, Rory is forced into a slower, unfamiliar version of living. As he struggles to adjust to the rhythms of 1960s life, he cannot escape the feeling he is being stalked by a shadowy figure.
Amidst an unfolding scandal and a deepening mystery, Rory soon discovers he must understand the past to make sense of his present, and against all odds, find a way home to the life he left behind.
For readers who enjoy intimate, character-centred stories with a nostalgic edge, this is a journey of loss, redemption, and realising that sometimes the only way forwards… is back.
Timetravel
Mystery
Thriller
Psychological
AlternateUniverse
Grief
Family
Journey
Identity
Audiobook details
GenreHistorical Fiction, Science Fiction
Length7 hrs 52 mins
Narrated bySelect Your Own
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJan 24, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Start Part 1 (pt. 1)
8Start Part 4 (pt. 2)
2Start Part 1 (pt. 2)
9Start Part 5 (pt. 1)
3Start Part 2 (pt. 1)
10Start Part 5 (pt. 2)
4Start Part 2 (pt. 2)
11Start Part 6 (pt. 1)
5Start Part 3 (pt. 1)
12Start Part 6 (pt. 2)
6Start Part 3 (pt. 2)
13Start Part 7
7Start Part 4 (pt. 1)
About the author
Ian Blaikie
Ian Blaikie is a debut novelist whose work reflects on grief, belonging and the passage of time. 'The Turning' is his first book - a story about loss, hope, and the ways the past never truly lets go. View all by Ian Blaikie
