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The '86 Fix

By: Keith A. Pearson
Narrated by: Andy Cresswell
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On the way home from school in 1986, Craig Pelling decided to buy a can of Coke. He wasn’t to know a seemingly innocuous visit to the local newsagent would dramatically change the course of his life.

Fast forward to his 40s, Craig finds himself trapped in a loveless marriage, earning a living in a dead-end job as the manager of an electrical store. He could have been so much more, achieved so much more.

However, fate hasn’t finished with Craig Pelling yet.

A school reunion proves to be the catalyst for chaos and decades on from his visit to that newsagent, Craig’s mundane life is turned upside down as his past comes back to haunt him.

As he plummets towards rock-bottom, all seems lost for Craig until he’s thrown a lifeline — the miraculous lifeline of a brief trip back in time to 1986. Will he be able to fix his life? Is it as simple as just reverting one decision he made over 30 years ago?

Craig is about to find out.

©2016 Keith A Pearson (P)2017 W.F. Howes Ltd Fiction Literature & Fiction Science Fiction Time Travel Funny Witty Thought-Provoking Comedy

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I love a bit of 80s nostalgia so was eager to listen to this time travel tale after enjoying Tuned Out by the same author. We meet Craig Pelling as a middle aged man in the present day, and also in 1986 as a 16 year old. It is a lovely, funny, sometime heartbreaking listen with a bit of a shocking ending, which I finished in one day. It made me think about my life and what I might change of I could go back to my teenage years! I'm now going to start listening to the sequel.

Excellent time travel tale

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I absolutely loved this book, it made me laugh and cry. I really related to the character and am always partial to a time travel book but this brought back memories of my own childhood and grief I have dealt with in my life. On to the sequel!!

Loved this book

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The idea is excellent and though this book is not badly written, I found it a bit depressing.

Could've been more fun

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The beginning is worlds apart from the overall plot. Full of surprises and really hard to put down. Ended in a way I could never have predicted. Would have loved to have ended where there could have been a sequel and maybe more.
Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Slow start, twisted middle and unpredictable end

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I read this via kindle a few years ago and really enjoyed it as far as I remember although a certain scene between the main character and “Tessa” disturbed me in both formats. Beside that scene however I really enjoyed the premise of this book and would definitely rate it as worth a read/listen. I can happily give this 4.5 stars out of 5 as I feel I need to deduct half a star for that certain scene.

It was a good read, audio is ok too

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