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.
Book information
Genre
Historical Fiction, Science Fiction
Length
7 hrs 52 mins
Publish date
Jan 24, 2026
Language
English
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 Audiobooks by Ian Blaikie
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