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A Tale of Time City
A Tale of Time City | Diana Wynne Jones
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When Vivian is evacuated from London in 1939, she expects to be staying in the countryside. Instead, she is whisked away to Time City – a place that exists outside time and space. It is a strange and remarkable place, where technology rules – yet important events of both past and future are marked by the appearance of mysterious Time Ghosts. Here, a Time Patrol works to preserve historical events – but unknown rogue time-travellers are plotting to take control and are stealing the wards that protect the city. If they succeed, Time City and History as we know it will both be destroyed. Jonathan and Sam are convinced that Vivian can help to save their home – for, astonishingly, she appears as a Time Ghost herself in a forgotten part of the city. But how can she possibly know what to do, when the important event hasn’t even happened yet?!
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WildQuibble
A Tale of Time City | Diana Wynne Jones
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emtobiasz
A Tale of Time City | Diana Wynne Jones
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Mehso-so

This #kidlit just... was not for me. To be fair, time travel stories are not my thing. I should have bailed on it halfway through, but one of the podcasts I like has an episode on it that I was waiting to listen to.

Anyway, if there‘s anyone feeling nostalgic for this circa-1987 hardcover, let me know and I‘ll mail it to you. It‘s an ex-library copy in good condition that I managed to remove all the stickers on— just a due date pocket remaining.

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Larkken
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"Fantasy doesn‘t care how old you are. Imagination pays no attention to all those walls we put up between the different stages of life; it just breezes right through them." - U. K. Le Guin

House-sitting, cute pets to cuddle, and my new DWJ book has an intro by Le Guin. A wonderful end to my day! Hope yours is as good, Littens!

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Anei
A Tale of Time City | Diana Wynne Jones

#tbt I read this book so many times as a child, but strangely enough the only thing I can remember about it is the delicious-sounding ice cream. Also, I'm just now realizing how I've read probably the most obscure thing in this author's oeuvre.