Den deutschen Titel finde ich furchtbar! Aber das Buch hat mich gut unterhalten, das Tempo und auch die Wechsel zwischen heute und früher haben mir gut gefallen. Dass die Beschreibung der Störungen von Jim wohl genauso wie die Depression(?) seiner Mutter nur der Story dienen, finde ich verzeihlich. Über weite Strecken war das für mich ein 4-Sterne Buch. Das Ende fand ich dann allerdings so künstlich auf Happy End getrimmt, dass mir das dann doch zuviel war. Deshalb "nur" 3 Sterne für solide Unterhaltung - übrigens aus auch Hörbuch lohnenswert. ( )

I thoroughly enjoyed this novel. To me it seemed perfectly formed! In 1972 we meet teenage Byron, who lives with his mother Diana and younger sister. His father comes home at weekends and rings at the same time every morning to check on Diana. Their lives seem to be idyllic on one level and filled with anxiety and tension on another. Their large house has a flourishing garden that Diana takes care of and it sits on the edge of the moor. Byron attends a private school and his best friend is James. Diana drives the children to school in a shiny Jaguar. The events of the summer begin with James telling Byron that 2 seconds are to be added to the year to re-set time and this issue churns around in Byron's mind, leading to an accident that changes everything. Diana is lonely, she doesn't appear to fit in with the mothers of other children at the school. Due to an incident she meets Beverley from the estate and they appear to get along well, Beverley and sometimes her daughter, visiting most days during the summer holidays. These chapters are alternated with the story of Jim in the 21st century, who following care in the community, has had to leave his long-term home in a mental health hospital and now lives in a campervan and cleans tables in a supermarket cafe. Jim is in his 50s and struggles with severe OCD and a stammer. An accident changes his life too and slowly and perfectly the two stories are revealed and the truth emerges. ( )

One character had OCD. ( )

i really enjoyed this book, however, I was a teenager in the 1970s and I cannot remember it being like that.
it is a sad story that leaves you thinking about the characters even after you have finished ( )

Tijdens de zomer van 1972 heeft het gerucht dat er twee seconden aan de kloktijd worden toegevoegd destreuse gevolgen voor een elfjatige jongen en de andere leden van zijn middenklassefamilie ( )