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DATE OF RELEASE: 5 NOV 2026

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Tara Selter has become someone new. It becomes clear just how ridiculous it is: life in progressive time. Or was.

Before we came to a halt. How foolishly one can spend a life in a time that moves forward. The nonsense of the ceaseless grind.

Tara has returned to Thomas, but she is no longer the person he remembers. She has now spent twelve years in the eighteenth of November, while Thomas has endlessly repeated his identical day. He struggles to reconcile Tara as she is now with the Tara he loves.

And so she rejoins her friends, with whom she finds companionship and understanding. They set off for Val Benoît, where other time-stranded people have created a community built on curiosity, conversation and even optimism. As the eighteenth of November continues to expand, Tara's connection with those around her deepens, and a life beyond Thomas comes unexpectedly into view.

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Publication: 5 Nov 2026, Faber & Faber
ISBN: 9780571397099

Extent: 224 pages

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      Description

      DATE OF RELEASE: 5 NOV 2026

      AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW

      Tara Selter has become someone new. It becomes clear just how ridiculous it is: life in progressive time. Or was.

      Before we came to a halt. How foolishly one can spend a life in a time that moves forward. The nonsense of the ceaseless grind.

      Tara has returned to Thomas, but she is no longer the person he remembers. She has now spent twelve years in the eighteenth of November, while Thomas has endlessly repeated his identical day. He struggles to reconcile Tara as she is now with the Tara he loves.

      And so she rejoins her friends, with whom she finds companionship and understanding. They set off for Val Benoît, where other time-stranded people have created a community built on curiosity, conversation and even optimism. As the eighteenth of November continues to expand, Tara's connection with those around her deepens, and a life beyond Thomas comes unexpectedly into view.

      Paperback 
      Publication: 5 Nov 2026, Faber & Faber
      ISBN: 9780571397099

      Extent: 224 pages

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