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Cover of Jacob and the Time Machine by Richard Overton, published by Dead White Male Press

JACOB AND THE TIME MACHINE

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The debut novel of Richard Overton

 

​Published 1st September 2026

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​A literary novel of memory, nostalgia and hidden truths.

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About the Book

When Jacob Moss inherits enough money to restore the derelict television studio where his favourite childhood programme was filmed, he believes he has found a way to recapture his past. But as he reunites the cast and recreates a lost episode, long-buried memories begin to resurface.

 

A literary novel about nostalgia, guilt and the unreliability of memory, Jacob and the Time Machine explores the consequences of a childhood tragedy that refuses to remain forgotten.

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About the Author

Richard Overton was born in conspicuously ordinary circumstances in the English Midlands sometime in the late nineteen-seventies. He spent the latter part of his life travelling, teaching and writing before dying in 2022. Jacob and the Time Machine is his only novel. 

Illustration of author Richard Overton
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Read the First Chapter

Title: Jacob and the Time Machine

Author: Richard Overton

Publisher: DWM Press

Publication Date: September 2026

Formats: Paperback and Ebook

ISBN: Paperback 978-1-0667016-0-5

ISBN: eBook: 978-1-0667016-1-2

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