Unhappenings

By: Edward Aubry

Narrated by: Josh Hurley

When Nigel Walden is 14, the Unhappenings begin. His first girlfriend disappears the day after their first kiss with no indication she ever existed. This retroactive change is the first of many only he seems to notice. Several years later, when Nigel is visited by two people from his future, he hopes they can explain why the past keeps rewriting itself around him. But the enigmatic young guide shares very little, and the haggard, incoherent, elderly version of himself is even less reliable. His search for answers takes him 52 years forward in time, where he finds himself stranded and alone. And then he meets Helen. Brilliant, hilarious, and beautiful, she captivates him. But Nigel's relationships always unhappen, and if they get close it could be fatal for her. Worse, according to the young guide, just by entering Helen's life, Nigel has already set into motion events that will have catastrophic consequences. In his efforts to reverse this, and to find a way to remain with Helen, he discovers the disturbing truth about the unhappenings and the role he and his future self have played all along.

Equal parts time travel adventure and tragic love story, Unhappenings is a tale of gravely bad choices and Nigel's struggle not to become what he sees in the preview of his worst self.

©2014 Edward Aubry (P)2015 Audible, Inc.

I couldn't turn this off!

This story had me hooked from the beginning. I couldn't wait to get back to it.

Sad Love Story with Time Traveling Dilemmas

How does one remember something that didn't happen? Or maybe a better question would be if you could change the past and did, would your motivation change the future, or would the future change your perceived motivation? This story raised some interesting questions about reasons for time travel, yet it seemed to deal more with the feelings and effects on the non-time travellers. This romantic story was a bit high on thoughts and dialogue and light on action and description. Parts of the romance felt very adolescent. Excellent audio recording!

Great time travel story

Interesting, well written and well narrated. I loved the intertwined love story as well as the mystery, danger, tragedy and sorrow throughout the entire novel. Definitely a great listen!

Quite long and sometimes difficult to follow, but still a good read!

The book jumps around from place to place and time to time. At times I needed to go back and read a chapter or two over again to see if I missed something earlier in the book.
Overall, it was an interesting concept to say the least. I believe a second reading may be needed to put it all together. It was a good story and might even make a good movie.

Loved it!

After reading so many so - so time travel stories I really enjoyed this one.