This Time Tomorrow
- Downloads：8453
- Type：Epub+TxT+PDF+Mobi
- Create Date：2022-05-18 04:19:46
- Update Date：2025-09-07
- Status：finish
- Author：Emma Straub
- ISBN：B09HST51ZG
- Environment：PC/Android/iPhone/iPad/Kindle
- Download
Summary
The New York Times bestselling author of The Vacationers and All Adults Here combines her trademark charm and wit with a moving father-daughter story， and a playful twist on the idea of time travel。
What if you could take a vacation to your past？
On the eve of her 40th birthday， Alice’s life isn’t terrible。 She likes her job， even if it isn’t exactly the one she expected。 She’s happy with her apartment， her romantic status， her independence， and she adores her lifelong best friend。 But something is missing。 Her father， the single parent who raised her， is ailing and out of reach。 How did they get here so fast？ Did she take too much for granted along the way？
When Alice wakes up the next morning somehow back in 1996， it isn’t her 16-year-old body that is the biggest shock， or the possibility of romance with her adolescent crush， it’s her dad: the vital， charming， 49-year-old version of her father with whom she is reunited。 Now armed with a new perspective on her own life and his， is there anything that she should do differently this time around？ What would she change， given the chance？
With her celebrated humor， insight， and heart， Emma Straub cleverly turns all the traditional time travel tropes on their head and delivers a different kind of love story – about the lifelong， reverberating relationship between a parent and child。
What if you could take a vacation to your past？
On the eve of her 40th birthday， Alice’s life isn’t terrible。 She likes her job， even if it isn’t exactly the one she expected。 She’s happy with her apartment， her romantic status， her independence， and she adores her lifelong best friend。 But something is missing。 Her father， the single parent who raised her， is ailing and out of reach。 How did they get here so fast？ Did she take too much for granted along the way？
When Alice wakes up the next morning somehow back in 1996， it isn’t her 16-year-old body that is the biggest shock， or the possibility of romance with her adolescent crush， it’s her dad: the vital， charming， 49-year-old version of her father with whom she is reunited。 Now armed with a new perspective on her own life and his， is there anything that she should do differently this time around？ What would she change， given the chance？
With her celebrated humor， insight， and heart， Emma Straub cleverly turns all the traditional time travel tropes on their head and delivers a different kind of love story – about the lifelong， reverberating relationship between a parent and child。
Reviews
Tina
，
I received a copy of this book via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。This is about Alice on the eve of her 40th birthday。 Her father is dying， and the rest of her life isn’t going as planned either。。 The next morning she wakes up to find a much younger and fitter version of her father and that it is her 16th birthday。 Alice takes the opportunity to spend more time with her father getting to know him from the prospective of her 40 year old self。 She also tries to do what she can to preve I received a copy of this book via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。This is about Alice on the eve of her 40th birthday。 Her father is dying， and the rest of her life isn’t going as planned either。。 The next morning she wakes up to find a much younger and fitter version of her father and that it is her 16th birthday。 Alice takes the opportunity to spend more time with her father getting to know him from the prospective of her 40 year old self。 She also tries to do what she can to prevent him getting ill in the future。 I usually love books that involve time travel but I found this book quite slow。 I really wanted to love it but it didn’t do anything new and I wasn’t really invested in any of the characters。 I can see what the author was trying to do with this book but in my opinion didn’t quite pull it off。 。。。more
Leslie Noble
，
Wonderful。 I didn’t want it to end。 When it did， I wanted to start it again。
Leslie
，
Recommended by Anne Bogel and Susie Boutry
Donia
，
in this moment， it hit。 maybe i’m missing new york or maybe i’m thinking about chapters ending and wanting to rewrite them。 who knows。
M Moore
，
If you enjoyed Oona Out of Order， you'll love this one because it's almost the same story。 I will say I enjoyed the writing itself more than Oona。。。it seemed to flow more easily but overall I just felt like I'd already read this book。Thanks to PRH Audio for access to this audiobook in advance。 My thoughts are my own。 If you enjoyed Oona Out of Order， you'll love this one because it's almost the same story。 I will say I enjoyed the writing itself more than Oona。。。it seemed to flow more easily but overall I just felt like I'd already read this book。Thanks to PRH Audio for access to this audiobook in advance。 My thoughts are my own。 。。。more
Michelle Collins
，
t’s Alice’s 40th birthday， but when she wakes up， she’s at her 16th birthday party。 In her current day life， her father is dying， so she uses this chance to go back in time to help change the future and try to avoid her father getting sick。 Unfortunately， I wanted to like this one more than I did - It plays on the trope of time travel and the chance to see how your life would play out if you made different decisions， which is usually 100% my shit （loved the book The Midnight Library for this， ob t’s Alice’s 40th birthday， but when she wakes up， she’s at her 16th birthday party。 In her current day life， her father is dying， so she uses this chance to go back in time to help change the future and try to avoid her father getting sick。 Unfortunately， I wanted to like this one more than I did - It plays on the trope of time travel and the chance to see how your life would play out if you made different decisions， which is usually 100% my shit （loved the book The Midnight Library for this， obsessed with the movie About Time）。 However， this one just felt really low stakes and the whole time I just couldn’t really get into the plot or feel a close connection to the main character。 Early reviews for this are seemingly really positive though， so it could definitely just being a case of this author not being for me！ Thank you to NetGalley for an advanced copy and the chance to read this ahead of publication in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Shannon
，
I ABSOLUTELY loved this one！！ In my opinion， it's the best Emma Straub book yet。 A quick， feel-good read you won't be able to put down。 This book gave me all the feels as Alice is dealing with her emotions about turning 40 and her father's failing health。 Then in a reverse 13 going on 30 type scenario， she flashes back in time to her 16th birthday party and the fun really begins。 The father-daughter relationship in this book was everything for me。 I couldn't get enough。 Perfect for fans of The t I ABSOLUTELY loved this one！！ In my opinion， it's the best Emma Straub book yet。 A quick， feel-good read you won't be able to put down。 This book gave me all the feels as Alice is dealing with her emotions about turning 40 and her father's failing health。 Then in a reverse 13 going on 30 type scenario， she flashes back in time to her 16th birthday party and the fun really begins。 The father-daughter relationship in this book was everything for me。 I couldn't get enough。 Perfect for fans of The time traveler's wife or One Italian summer and great on audio narrated by Marin Ireland。 Much thanks to Libro。fm for my complimentary ALC！ 。。。more
Elizabeth
，
Perfect summer / chick-flick novel that felt like a more substantive 13 Going on 30。 I loooooved the father/daughter relationship and loved that it was the focus of the book。 I had a lot of Feelings about time and babies growing and parents aging…。but it was also…。 fun？
Tammy
，
4。5。 fantastic。
Kim
，
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an ARC of this novel in exchange for my honest review。I am not a fan of this type of genre。 Time travel gives me the Freaky Friday vibe of my teens。 :（
Carole
，
I really enjoyed Emma Straub’s book。 I got completely sucked in to Alice’s world， which says something about the writing， which I thought was excellent。 The pacing was good and the issues ones that most of us could identify with…what different choices might I have made and what would that mean for my life today。 The time travel was an effective mechanism for exploring those choices…。without being too jarring and unrealistic…and based on the life story of her father。 This was a fun book to read。
Lucy
，
Love love love this book！The story of Alice， who's turning 40 - or 16。。。 as she discovers time travel。 Such a beautiful rendering of a daughter/father relationship between Alice and her father Leonard， and her craving to spend more and more time with her father as she travels across time as she pleases， with the ultimate aim to cure Leonard's now terminal cancer。 With every little tweak Alice makes in the past， her return to the future is somewhat different - sometimes just a small change， somet Love love love this book！The story of Alice， who's turning 40 - or 16。。。 as she discovers time travel。 Such a beautiful rendering of a daughter/father relationship between Alice and her father Leonard， and her craving to spend more and more time with her father as she travels across time as she pleases， with the ultimate aim to cure Leonard's now terminal cancer。 With every little tweak Alice makes in the past， her return to the future is somewhat different - sometimes just a small change， sometimes dramatic or funny。A great read。 。。。more
Olivia Muenter
，
I really enjoyed this。 It kind of reminded me of a short story。。。 really focused and smart and emotional without a lot of unnecessary fluff。 Great writing and left me with a lot to think about。
Rita Egan
，
When you have a parent or grandparent who is dying or has died， you spend an inordinate amount of time regretting the things you never asked about， guilting over the things you might have done differently and obsessing over the things that you noticed subconsciously， but never paid attention to。 It's part of the natural grieving process。Alice is about to turn 40。 She is not quite feeling grown up yet， in her single， childless state and she wonders about all the little decisions she made in her l When you have a parent or grandparent who is dying or has died， you spend an inordinate amount of time regretting the things you never asked about， guilting over the things you might have done differently and obsessing over the things that you noticed subconsciously， but never paid attention to。 It's part of the natural grieving process。Alice is about to turn 40。 She is not quite feeling grown up yet， in her single， childless state and she wonders about all the little decisions she made in her life to bring her to this point。 Her beloved Dad is dying and like anyone who cares for another who is not doing well， she wonders if she is doing everything she possibly can to make things right。 Little does she know she is soon going to get a chance to change everything， but how much can each little tweak change the course of her destiny？Groundhog Day， One Last Stop， The Midnight Library， The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle。 If you have enjoyed any of these time loop books， then you know what happens next。 The do over。I particularly enjoyed all the New York City references and the 1990s culture references。 Straub really sent me back there。 She also helped me revisit 16 year old me， all that teenage angst！Ultimately the book is about the march of time and how change is inevitable。 Nothing is forever but our memories can be。Thank you to #Netgalley for this free ARC in exchange for an honest review， I loved it。 。。。more
Nikki
，
What a beautiful story！ Everything in Alice Stern's life is fine as she is about to turn 40。 Still single， living in NYC and working at her former alma mater， Alice has a decent life。 Her father， Leonard， however， is dying。 When Alice suddenly wakes up in her 16 year-old body after a birthday dinner w/ her best friend， she sees this as an opportunity to change some things for Leonard， hoping that will make him well when she goes back to being 40。 Clearly a love-letter from an only-child to her s What a beautiful story！ Everything in Alice Stern's life is fine as she is about to turn 40。 Still single， living in NYC and working at her former alma mater， Alice has a decent life。 Her father， Leonard， however， is dying。 When Alice suddenly wakes up in her 16 year-old body after a birthday dinner w/ her best friend， she sees this as an opportunity to change some things for Leonard， hoping that will make him well when she goes back to being 40。 Clearly a love-letter from an only-child to her single parent， This Time Tomorrow is a triumph for Emma Straub。 *Thanks to NetGalley and RiverHead Books （PRH） for an e-arc of this novel。* 。。。more
Linda
，
I had never read anything by Emma Straub before reading this ARC of This Time Tomorrow， due to be released May 17， 2022， but now I intend to read all that she has written。 I loved everything about This Time Tomorrow， and I was sad to finish it。 Straub was able to elicit from this reader heartfelt emotions with a brevity of words。 I connected with the main character Alice and her best friend Sam。 All of the characters， in fact， felt honest and true。 I believed every word they said。 They were rela I had never read anything by Emma Straub before reading this ARC of This Time Tomorrow， due to be released May 17， 2022， but now I intend to read all that she has written。 I loved everything about This Time Tomorrow， and I was sad to finish it。 Straub was able to elicit from this reader heartfelt emotions with a brevity of words。 I connected with the main character Alice and her best friend Sam。 All of the characters， in fact， felt honest and true。 I believed every word they said。 They were relatable， kind， and human。 I lost my dad years ago。 I was in my senior year of college at the time。 It would have been my greatest gift to have returned to an earlier time and shared experiences with my dad， as my sixteen year old self with the eyes and soul of a woman in her fifties。 That was the blessing of the story。 It is the granting of one’s most sought after wish for those who have suffered life-changing loss， and who among us hasn’t been touched by loss or the eventuality of it。 Life and death are part of the same process， the circle of life， and no one， is exempt from it。 Loss， unfortunately， is the one great equalizer。 It does not discriminate; it affects us all。 But， there is something very comforting about the thought of a wrinkle in time or an overlap of our past， present and future that let’s us believe in the continuum of life well after we’re predisposed not to。 I took away from the novel， that even if you don’t believe that it’s physically possible to slip back in time， certainly our memories allow us to do so， or an extraordinary book such as this one。 Highly recommended。 4。5 stars。 。。。more
Malvika
，
3。4
Katharine
，
I’ve loved Straub’s books over the years， but this one might be her best yet。 Focusing on a father-daughter relationship， but also a woman in her 40s looking back on her life， this struck all sorts of chords。 Plus， I love a little bit of time travel。 （And Marin Ireland might be my favorite narrator。） For fans of Oona Out of Order and The Midnight Library。Thank you to Riverhead and Netgalley for providing me with a free review copy。 All opinions are my own。
Akosua Adasi
，
3。5！ As I got closer to the end， I felt more warm towards it and it was like an enjoyable/ambient read but a lot of the story felt like notes， not completely fleshed out。
Brielle Ann
，
Thank you Riverhead Books， Netgalley & Emma Straub for sending me this advanced copy in exchange for a fair and honest review。 I think Emily Henry said it best with her review: "this book has you turning pages and setting it down so you can call the people you love。"I've never read one of Emma Straub's books but I think this was the one that convinced me to try another one of her novels。 things i liked - I'm a big fan of time travel stories。 I felt like this novel was a combination of Time Trave Thank you Riverhead Books， Netgalley & Emma Straub for sending me this advanced copy in exchange for a fair and honest review。 I think Emily Henry said it best with her review: "this book has you turning pages and setting it down so you can call the people you love。"I've never read one of Emma Straub's books but I think this was the one that convinced me to try another one of her novels。 things i liked - I'm a big fan of time travel stories。 I felt like this novel was a combination of Time Traveler's Wife and The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue。- I absolutely ADORED Alice's relationship with her father。 I loved how Leonard was portrayed as a flawed dad who loved his daughter so much and was trying to do the best he could。 - The nods to all the time travel movies （shout out 13 Going on 30 & Freaky Friday）- The ending。 I flew through the last 100 pages。 I felt like the story was wrapped up perfectly。 It'll have you in your feels。not so much- The very beginning felt rushed。 In the opening， Alice's character felt unrealistic in the sense things were happening really fast。 - The time traveling aspect did make it hard to really get to know other important characters in the book。 There were a few I would have loved to have seen developed a little bit more。 。。。more
Sara
，
The mid-life review， 80s/90s nods and sweet single dad got me。 The ode to New York and general ambivalence weren't my thing。 The mid-life review， 80s/90s nods and sweet single dad got me。 The ode to New York and general ambivalence weren't my thing。 。。。more
Meagan （Meagansbookclub）
，
AudiobookFrom someone who hardly enjoys magical realism， I really enjoyed This Time Tomorrow！ The audiobook is narrated by the fabulous Marin Ireland so the listening experience was top notch。 I felt Straub handled the back and forth of present day to the past/alternate realities for Alice in a way that didn't feel implausible or draining。 I liked that we understood how the time jumping happened and what to expect。 For some magical realism books （*cough One Italian Summer cough*）， the reader is AudiobookFrom someone who hardly enjoys magical realism， I really enjoyed This Time Tomorrow！ The audiobook is narrated by the fabulous Marin Ireland so the listening experience was top notch。 I felt Straub handled the back and forth of present day to the past/alternate realities for Alice in a way that didn't feel implausible or draining。 I liked that we understood how the time jumping happened and what to expect。 For some magical realism books （*cough One Italian Summer cough*）， the reader is never clued into the whyyyyy and how and that quite honestly turns me off 10000%。 This is already a stretch for me as a reader， so to have some knowledge。。。I quite liked that。 So thank you， Emma Straub！ I would say This Time Tomorrow falls in the category of heartwarming/wholesome （although some language and content is not）。 If you liked The Midnight Library， you'll probably like this one too！ 。。。more
Lindsay Scott
，
Emma Straub is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors and This Time Tomorrow is another great read。 Alice is dealing with her fortieth birthday and the serious illness of her father。 She wakes up the next morning on the eve of her sixteenth birthday complete with a healthy father， present best friend， and a new chance at experiencing her life。 The storyline switches back and forth between the present day and the past as Alice moves between ages。 This story is part exploration of a father/da Emma Straub is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors and This Time Tomorrow is another great read。 Alice is dealing with her fortieth birthday and the serious illness of her father。 She wakes up the next morning on the eve of her sixteenth birthday complete with a healthy father， present best friend， and a new chance at experiencing her life。 The storyline switches back and forth between the present day and the past as Alice moves between ages。 This story is part exploration of a father/daughter relationship and part examination of how life can have different outcomes based on choices you make along the way。 Time travel storylines can really go either way for me but Straub handles it perfectly。 I was invested in and touched by Alice's journey。 It also made me wonder， what would I change if I could go back in time？ Thank you to Emma Straub， Riverhead Books， and NetGalley for an ARC of this title in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=This Time Tomorrow
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=This Time Tomorrow&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,This Time Tomorrow&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0