{"id":1085,"date":"2010-12-24T09:46:32","date_gmt":"2010-12-24T17:46:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.timelypersuasion.com\/blog\/?p=1085"},"modified":"2010-12-24T09:47:39","modified_gmt":"2010-12-24T17:47:39","slug":"nick-hornby-audrey-niffenegger-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.timelypersuasion.com\/blog\/nick-hornby-audrey-niffenegger-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Nick Hornby, Audrey Niffenegger & Me"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’d call it an early Xmas present, but this review from Goodreads<\/a> was actually posted in June and I managed to miss it.<\/p>\n

The Nick Hornby \/ Audrey Niffenegger\u00c2\u00a0comparison is quite flattering \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

\"If<\/a><\/p>\n

I’ve always referred to\u00c2\u00a0Timely Persuasion<\/a><\/em> as a rock and roll time travel novel, and this nails both sides of that coin. I wonder why I Write Like<\/a> didn’t pick up on this…<\/p>\n

Turns out the reviewer is a fellow author as well. \u00c2\u00a0Check out her writing at Darusha.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Thanks Darusha! \u00c2\u00a0Glad you enjoyed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I’d call it an early Xmas present, but this review from Goodreads was actually posted in June and I managed to miss it. The Nick Hornby \/ Audrey Niffenegger\u00c2\u00a0comparison is quite flattering \ud83d\ude42 I’ve always referred to\u00c2\u00a0Timely Persuasion as a rock and roll time travel novel, and this nails both sides of that coin. 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