{"product_id":"9781529530629","title":"Skipshock : A genre-blending sci-fi romantasy from the bestselling author of ALL OUR HIDDEN GIFTS and THE RACHEL INCIDENT","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Caroline O’Donoghue\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eFantasy \u0026amp; magical realism (Children's \/ Teenage)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 2 July 2026 by Walker Books Ltd in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 400 pages\u003cbr\u003e129 x 198 x 26 | 268g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMARGO AND MOON WERE ON TWO DIFFERENT TRAINS, IN TWO DIFFERENT WORLDS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHEY NEVER SHOULD HAVE MET – BUT THEY DID.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAND NOW THEY ARE RUNNING OUT OF TIME.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA dazzlingly inventive sci-fi fantasy romance from the bestselling Irish author of The Rachel Incident and host of Sentimental Garbage, now available in paperback.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Caroline O’Donoghue is one of our very best writers; wildly inventive, shockingly smart, with characters so fresh and achingly human you’ll follow them anywhere.” – Laura Steven, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Our Infinite Fates 'Skipshock isn’t just a book. It is, literally, a new world to dive into, and one so exquisitely conjured that you feel you live there for a while. A suspenseful, romantic, charming and really unique tale.' – Matt HaigWINNER of the Children's Books Ireland Judges' Special AwardShortlisted for the Books Are My Bag AwardsShortlisted for the Irish Book Awards---Margo is on a train when she slips into another dimension, passing from the height of Irish summer into the chill of an alien winter, from a 24-hour day to one that begins and ends in just six hours. From a stranger on the train – a travelling salesman by the name of Moon – she learns that New Davia is part of a world scarred by uprisings, travel bans and world sealings. Power is determined by time – who has it, who doesn’t, and who has the freedom to travel between time zones.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCan Margo find a way to get back home – or will she choose to stay in a world where her youth is slipping away faster than ever before, but where she may have found the only person with whom she would choose to spend eternity?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cobham Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56738046083458,"sku":"9781529530629","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0569\/4567\/2367\/files\/9781529530629.jpg?v=1782713102","url":"https:\/\/www.cobhambooks.com\/products\/9781529530629","provider":"Cobham Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}