Loss
An absence at the very beginning that echoed through a childhood.
A true story by Thomas Murphy
Time
Time changes everything. A raw and deeply human account of loss, survival and the search for light after the darkest beginnings.
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Published 11 September 2026 · Paperback, hardback and ebook
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★★★★★
“Would highly recommend.”
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20 September 2026 · Hardback
★★★★★
“Spot on”
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23 September 2026 · Hardback
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“Excellent read!”
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Austin Macauley.
My heartfelt thanks to everyone at Austin Macauley Publishers—the editors, designers, production and publicity teams, and every person working behind the scenes who helped bring Time into the world. I am genuinely grateful for your work, care and support in turning my story into a published book.
— Thomas Murphy
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01 / THE BOOK
Born into heartbreak.
Before Thomas Murphy took his first breath, tragedy had already changed the course of his life.
His father’s life was cut short in a devastating motorcycle accident before Thomas was born, leaving an absence that would shape everything that followed.
Growing up on the streets of Liverpool, Thomas searched for identity in a world that offered little comfort and even fewer chances. His journey led through pain and grief, a fatal car accident that claimed two innocent lives, and the cold reality of prison walls.
Time is his account of what happened — and proof that, even from the darkest beginnings, light can still be found.
Survival
Liverpool streets, grief and choices that carried a devastating cost.
Redemption
The courage to confront the past and find a way towards the light.
03 / PUBLICATION
The details
Available now.
- Author
- Thomas Murphy
- Publisher
- Austin Macauley Publishers
- Publication
- 11 September 2026
- Length
- 162 pages
- Formats
- Paperback · Hardback · Ebook
- Book language
- English
- ISBN-10
- 1035827840
- ISBN-13
- 9781035827848
For readers · Beyond the back cover
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Explore Time with original guides from the website team. Bring a question to your book club, look more closely at a passage, or put your own response into words after the final page.
Reading memoir
Memory, choices and change
Separate events from reflection and use the writing to explore difficult questions about responsibility.
Read the memoir guide →Liverpool and belonging
Make a reader’s place map
Connect locations, relationships and meaning through details from your own copy of the book.
Explore the place-map exercise →After the final page
Your reading, in your own words
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04 / READER REVIEWS
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