The humor doesn't overwhelm the story, and the relationships and action kept me interested throughout. Willis's book is the perfect blend of madcap adventure, mystery, and history. Along the way, he uncovers the mystery of the bird stump, revealing the surprising source of the unraveling of history. While trying to break up a mismatched couple, fit in to Victorian society, manipulate seances, and force the Mering family to visit Conventry, Ned finds himself getting hopelessly tangled in the nuances of the space-time continuum. Ned and Verity must return the cat to its Victorian owner, Tossie Mering, before the whole course of history is changed.Īt the Merings' country home, Ned and Verity do their best to set history back on track, but they can't seem to get it right. The adventures of another time-traveling historian, the beautiful Verity Kindle, begin when she takes a cat through time to contemporary Britain. Ned Henry's misadventures begin with what should have been a relaxing boat trip up the Thames. Jerome's Three Men in a Boat (which I reviewed here). Willis has written a brilliant take-off on Jerome K. But a good night's sleep and peaceful days are hard to come by in any time period. Because he begins to suffer time lag (similar to jet lag) as a result of making too many trips to the past, Ned is sent to the Victorian era for some R&R.
In mid-21st-century England, historian Ned Henry is sent to the 1940s to track down the bishop's bird stump, which was lost during a World War II air raid. And one of the mysteries is, Just what the heck is a "bird stump"? The book is almost impossible to describe: It's a farce, a mystery, and little bit sci-fi. If you could travel back in time, would your very presence change the future? Connie Willis's novel To Say Nothing of the Dog, Or How We Found the Bishop's Bird Stump at Last addresses this question and more.
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