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About the Book

A funny, heartbreaking and uplifting tale about family, bravery and living in the here and now, perfect for fans of Time Travelling With a Hamster and Wonder. I’m going back in time to save this family. Eleven-year-old Zubair is a seventh son. This means a LOT of big brothers. But when Zubair’s granny arrives from Pakistan and gives him a mysterious amulet, he discovers it means something else, too: he has inherited a gift. The seventh sons in his family have the ability to time-travel. With his dad a shadow of his former self since his car accident, and his mum always tired and angry, Zubair has a genius idea. He’ll use time-travel to fix things between them. But each trip comes at a cost. If he changes something small in the past, it can have a huge effect on his future. And if he gets it wrong, the results could be devastating . . . 'Spectacular' Sophie Anderson 'I loved it' Ross Welford 'Funny, exciting and tense . . . A wonderful, wonderful read' Phil Earle 'Will break your heart and make it soar . . . A triumph' Rashmi Sirdeshpande 'Witty and poignant' Louie Stowell 'Refreshingly inventive and gorgeously written . . . I could not put it down' Clare Harlow 'Astonishing . . . A beautiful book' Philippa Leathley

About the Author :
Iqbal Hussain has been writing since he could hold a pencil. As a boy, he churned out Famous Five and Hardy Boy pastiches. In his teens, he appeared on Blockbusters, Countdown and The Crystal Maze. He studied Maths at Bangor University, then worked as a journalist for the Guardian, the Young Telegraph and the children's magazine Aquila. Originally from Blackburn, Lancashire, he lives in north London, by Epping Forest, with his partner and uber-friendly labradoodle. His debut adult novel, Northern Boy, about being a butterfly among the bricks, was published in 2024. This is his debut children’s novel.

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It takes immense talent to blend the fantastical and the everyday so effortlessly, but Iqbal Hussain delivers on every page. Funny, warm and tense, The Night I Borrowed Time is a wonderful, wonderful read Spectacular - beautifully woven, full of warmth, wit and wisdom, and characters who live on long after the last page is turned A beautifully constructed time travel adventure that will break your heart and make it soar. It's funny, evocative, immersive and so sensitively written . . . Iqbal Hussain is an astonishing new voice. A triumph Witty and poignant, this wonderful time travel story explores what it means to change your fate, and to accept it and let it change you Warm, funny, tender Hilarious and heartfelt . . . I loved it A refreshingly inventive and gorgeously written debut. I could not put it down A twisting time-travel story that bursts with heart and humanity A funny, heartfelt adventure that delves right to the heart of family lore . . . A truly relatable, perfectly flawed, and utterly hilarious cast of characters Vividly written, heartwarming and highly original . . . A beautiful book that will take you on an emotional journey. I laughed, cried and read compulsively well into the night. It's a bold and poignant exploration of family, history and having to make difficult choices and accept the consequences. Packed with wisdom, warmth and humour, it's an astonishing book


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780241742631
  • Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
  • Publisher Imprint: Puffin
  • Edition: New edition
  • ISBN-10: 0241742633
  • Publisher Date: 01 Jan 2026
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)
  • Language: English


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