As I listened to the audiobook version of this book I couldn't help thinking this was a lighter version of Neal Stephensen's The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. crossed with a Jeeves & Wooster story. In 2057 time travel has been mostly perfected for research purposes. However, it has been commandeered by Mrs. Schrapnell to help with her pet project of reconstructing Coventry Cathedral which was destroyed by Nazi bombs in World War II. The main character, Ned Henry, is suffering mental confusion from time-lag due to making too many time jumps. He is sent to Victorian era England to correct an error which could cause a change of history and ends up causing a romantic entanglement which could impact history further. Meanwhile the search for the elusive "Bishop's Bird Stump", a hideous Victorian vase, goes on since Mrs. Shrapnell demands it be found in time for the dedication of the new cathedral that went missing at the time of the bombing. The convoluted story is perfect for fans of science fiction, P.G. Wodehouse, and British mysteries of Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, and other authors of the first half of the 20th century.
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