{"product_id":"9781847560902_the-accidental-time-traveller","title":"The Accidental Time Traveller","description":"\u003cp\u003eLife on Mars meets It's a Wonderful Life in this inventive romantic comedy that looks at what we can learn from the past….\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eJournalist Rosie Hartford is having an odd day. Or one hell of a hangover…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaving had a blazing row with her boyfriend – fellow journalist Will – she reluctantly sets off for her latest assignment: an interview with one of the residents of The Meadows, a grotty local estate about to become the set for a major reality TV show, The 1950s House.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut stepping through the front door, Rosie finds herself in a different house – and transported back in time. Everything is grey and drab – the food, the clothes, the TV. It's like the world is in permanent black and white.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's not long before Rosie realises what's going on. She's obviously a contestant on the 1950s show! She's pretty miffed she's not been given warning, but she might as well give it a go – after all, the cameras are always watching and the first rule of reality TV is always keep smiling…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut what really sends Rosie into a spin is the fact that Will is there too – but here he is known as Billy and has been married since he was 16 to Rosie's best friend. In the 1950s, Will\/Billy is a family man and devoted father, a side to him that Rosie finds hard to imagine. He grows vegetables, repairs shoes and even has a shed. He is, in fact, a grown up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe truth slowly dawns on Rosie that this is reality, not reality TV. After she gets over the shock, she begins to embrace daily life 1950s-style. Gone are the excessive consumerism, drifting relationships and cheap thrills of the Noughties. In its place is make do and mend, commitment, duty and honour.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTogether Rosie and Billy make a great team, covering dramatic local stories, and inevitably growing closer until Rosie falls in love with Will\/Billy all over again. But now he has a wife and kids and is out of bounds…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnless she can get back to 2008…\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sharon Griffiths","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47325874749589,"sku":"9781847560902","price":8.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9781847560902.png?v=1777884787","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9781847560902_the-accidental-time-traveller","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}