Tom is about to begin a new job as a High School history teacher, although nobody could possibly guess that he's witnessed many of the events he teaches. So although he was born in 1581, he only appears to be in his early forties. He ages incredibly slowly, at a ratio of one year for every 15, which manifested in puberty. Well, Tom Hazard has the opposite condition, 'anageria'. I'm sure we've all seen true stories about children with a condition called progeria, who age rapidly. The theory behind the hero's plight actually comes across sounding quite plausible. I've discussed it in this article about Reading with Depression. So I picked this novel up with great curiosity, wondering how he'd make his wisdom shine through his fiction, as I was sure it would. I got a lot of good points from Matt Haig's Reasons to Stay Alive, about his personal journey through deep depression. Tom has lived history-performing with Shakespeare, exploring the high seas with Captain Cook, and sharing cocktails with Fitzgerald. He may look like an ordinary 41-year-old, but owing to a rare condition, he's been alive for centuries. If you stick to this you will just about be okay.'"Ī love story across the ages - and for the ages - about a man lost in time, the woman who could save him, and the lifetimes it can take to learn how to live 'There are other rules too, but that is the main one. "The first rule is that you don't fall in love, ' he said.
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