How To Stop Time

Description

The story follows Tom Hazard, a man who looks like an ordinary 41-year-old history teacher but has actually been alive for over 400 years. Born in 1581, Tom has a rare condition called “Anageria”—he ages at one-fifteenth the normal rate. He has performed with Shakespeare, explored the high seas with Captain Cook, and shared cocktails with F. Scott Fitzgerald. However, his long life is overseen by the secretive Albatross Society, a group that protects people like him under one strict, non-negotiable rule: Never fall in love. As Tom moves back to London to finally try and live a “normal” life, he finds himself drawn to a captivating French teacher, forcing him to choose between the safety of the past and the dangerous, fleeting joy of the present.