Back in Time for a Doughnut, David Hearne
Back in Time for a Doughnut, David Hearne
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Back in Time for a Doughnut

Author: David Hearne

Narrator: Lucy Dwyer

Unabridged: 3 hr 33 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/26/2020


Synopsis

'Change the past, fix the future, get the doughnut.'

Based on the award-winning screenplay and set in Brisbane, Australia, unpredictable Tara’s a leftist rebel who is struggling to stop her life sliding out of control. Her sister Pandora, the far right Prime Minister, stands for all that Tara opposes, seeking to take away basic human rights under the guise of ‘protecting Australia from terrorism’. During their feud, where it’s green versus red, both sisters see themselves as wearing the ‘white hat’.

Tara plots a way to get access to their father’s time machine so she can go back in time to stop her sister from transforming Australia’s democracy into a fascist dictatorship. Tara’s biggest problem? Will the time machine really work?

Fighting for causes is Tara’s jam but her biggest battle will be against herself, as her addictions and rage lurk like an insidious shadow, threatening to overcome her. She must also find her place in this world, if not in this time.

Is her true calling back in the past? As well as doing whatever it takes to turn the tables on her sister, Tara will try her best to get her lips around the doughnut of her dreams.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Tom on May 23, 2020

This story takes place is Brisbane, Australia in several different timelines as the Tara the hothead tries to go back in time and stop her sister Pandora from ruining the country. Pandora is the Prime Minister and I liked her character too. Taras family are very broken with her father having had an......more

Goodreads review by Karen on December 20, 2020

Tara Wright is what Australia needs right now as she kicks butt around Brisbane in the recent past and the near future. Bush fires burning Australia as the Government ignores it is topical as we see inaction and the need for change in Australia today. No wonder Tara spends much of the story being an......more

Goodreads review by Rally on August 06, 2024

A short, fast-paced read centring on headstrong Tara and her quest to end her sister's nigh oppressive reign over Australia. Using her father's time machine, she travels back to when they were kids and attempts to find a way to derail her sister's future as Prime Minister. Unique and quirky, this rea......more

Goodreads review by V.E.H. on March 25, 2021

An adventure in the mould of Back to the Future with an angry eco warrior twist. Based in Australia 30 years in the future, things are environmentally grim, global warming is rampant and the Government is simply not concerned about anything other than company profits. Voices of dissent are seen as t......more

Goodreads review by Nisha on May 02, 2022

This is one of those stories that keeps you in its grip till the very end. I enjoyed the story, pacing, and (very much) the end. It makes you wonder if we can go back in time and fix the broken parts to make our present perfect. I love how the story gives more power to love than hatred. Pick this bo......more