by Emma Straub
First published 2022
Alice wakes up the morning of her 40th birthday to find herself transported back to 1996, the year she turned 16. Navigating high school again, she must uncover the reason behind this time travel and find a way to change her father's impending fate. As Alice races against the clock, she confronts her own regrets and learns that sometimes the only way to move forward is to revisit the past.
Genres: fantasy, time-travel, contemporary, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, second-chance
Period: 1996, 40th Birthday
310 pages · Hardcover · Riverhead Books