by Lauren James
Their lives caused the great wave of History Revisions, which began in 2056. These are discussed further in Legacy and Historical Impact and as such their importance cannot be understated.
Contents
1 Personal Lives
1.1 1728–1745
1.2 1787–1805
1.3 1833–1854
1.4 1901–1918
1.5 1923–1941
1.6 1945–1963
1.7 1993–2019
1.8 2020–Unknown
2 Legacy and Historical Impact
3 Primary Sources
3.1 Digital communications
3.2 Handwritten notes and diaries
3.3 Newspaper articles/clippings and other published works
References
Communications Through History: an Annotated Anthology of the Lives of Matthew and Katherine Galloway
The Last Beginning
Great Programmers of the 21st Century, Chapter 2: Clove “Anise” Sutcliffe: Time & Quantum, p. 19
ST ANDREWS, SCOTLAND, 2043
“Clove, come and get your dinner!”
The little girl made an indeterminate noise of refusal, and clung more tightly to her dad’s tablet computer, anticipating the struggle that would come when Tom found her hiding place inside her duvet cover. She suspected that she might be visible from the outside, even though she was hunched over as small as possible, with white clouds of material drooping over her head.
She had things to do. She couldn’t waste any time eating dinner, even if her stomach was grumbling insistently and Granny had made apple crumble for pudding.
She carried on typing on the tablet, letting out heavy sighs and grumbles just like Daddy did when he was working.
“Clove, where are you?” Tom called, coming upstairs.
She eyed his feet as he padded into the bedroom, and after a moment of exploration, she found the edge of the duvet and stuck her head out of the hole.
“Daddy, I’m busy. I can’t eat dinner yet. I’m programming, look!”
Tom squatted down next to her bed, peering inside the duvet at her nest. “Hello there,” he said, grinning at her.
“Daddy, look!” She thrust the tablet at him.
He wiped her sticky fingerprints off the screen, examining her efforts. “Very good, Clove. You’re going to be a programmer like me, are you?”
She nodded proudly, puffing out her chest. “I’m gonna be the best programmer in the entire world,” she declared confidently.
“Well, you’re nearly there,” he agreed. “You’re better than me already. But even programmers need to eat their tea. It’s egg and chips.”
“Are there mushy peas?” she asked, considering her choices.
“Of course there are, little ’un.” He held out his arms, and she crawled into them, wrapping her own around his neck.
“All right then,” she decided, still clutching the tablet. She took a moment to admire her work as Tom carried her downstairs. She was getting very good at programming.
> daddy fjsjs kkkkkki
> cloveclove clove
> ddd d kkksssssss
> clove sutcliffeonfddis;
> 12345678910
> a
> b
> cd
> dsdddddkk tifd tide tile time
> time time time12345
> time1745
> time1805 1854 191819411963 2039
> dddddaddddd mum mum mum clove
> vvvcclove sutcliffe
> clove sutcliffe
> clove sutcliffe
> clove
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Carlisle in 1745: Authentic Account of the Occupation of Carlisle in 1745 by Prince Charles Edward Stuart by John Waugh and George Gill Mounsey
In the Steps of Bonnie Prince Charlie by Winifred Duke
The Jacobite Wars – The Sieges of Carlisle 1745 by Rupert Matthews
Despatches from the Crimea by William Russell
Mrs Duberly’s War: Journal and Letters from the Crimea, 1854–6 by Frances Isabella Duberly and Christine Kelly
The Crimean War by Denis Judd
AFTERWORD
The many historical errors are all in the name of dramatic licence, and should be taken as such.
After the siege of Carlisle, in 1745, the Jacobites marched further into England before they began to panic and retreated back into Scotland. By this time the British Army had mustered enough troops to defend the country. Carlisle fell under siege once again, this time by the English, who won. The Jacobites in residence there were hung after they surrendered. The uprising eventually ended at the Battle of Culloden with the defeat of the Jacobites. The Jacobite pretenders returned to France in a sulk, and the current “King of Scotland” lives in Nymphenburg Palace, Munich.
I couldn’t have written this without the diaries of William Russell, the real Times correspondent, who is probably tuning in his grave at my romantic rewriting of his life. This man affected history so much it’s kind of unbelievable and I fangirl him so hard. Thanks, dude – you rock!
The possible effects of travel through time are, of course, guesswork, but I have assumed that it would not be possible to survive the radiation poisoning. The symptoms Matthew displays are all medically accurate.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Next Together is dedicated to Aisha Ahmad, who was this book’s biggest fan from the very start, but never got to see the end. Aisha, you supported everything I did, and made me into a better person. I learnt so much from you, and I was so lucky to have you in my life, even for so short a time. Rest in peace.
I couldn’t have written even half the novel I have without my agent, Claire Wilson, and my editor, Annalie Grainger, who both pulled the best book possible out of me. I promise the next one will have fewer That’s what she said jokes. Maybe.
A huge thank you to everyone else at Walker Books and Rogers, Coleridge & White who worked on this book – especially Lexie Hamblin, Hannah Cooper, Sean Moss, Sorrel Packham and Jack Noel for the incredible page design and Jack for the cover.
Thank you to the Ogden Trust, whose support throughout my further education meant I could spend my summer holidays messing around writing instead of working. I’m very grateful for the opportunities the trust has given me.
Thank you to Claire’s Coven, for being the best at Christmas parties and Twitter nonsense, especially Alice Oseman, Catherine Doyle, Alexia Casale, Sara Barnard, Melinda Salisbury, Gary Meehan and Ross Montgomery. Knowing you all makes me feel cool.
For the brilliant welcome to the scary world of publishing and never-ending support, thank you to Louise O’Neill, Zoë Marriott, Katy Moran, Non Pratt, Sarah Sky, Kendra Leighton, Libby Drew, Lucy Powrie, Jim Dean and Charlotte Morris.
A huge, huge thank you to all my Real Life friends, who put up with my constant book talk with admirable patience, especially to Sarah Barnard, Madison Woodward, Maggie Kelso, Stephanie Whybrow, Cherra Mathis, Abbii Packer, Clare Samson, Bethany Longden and Cal Donnelly.
Thank you to my nana, Shirley Barnes, for always being willing to draw stuff for my stories, from illustrations for my “talking dogs” novel at age twelve to maps for The Next Together at eighteen. Thanks to Charlotte, Troy and Travis Smitten for their constant support.
For mentoring me over the years and always believing in me, thank you to Ghzala Ahmad, Alison Tumber and Sir Martyn Poliakoff.
Finally, the biggest, brightest thanks go to Mum and Dad and my brother Christopher Banks James, for supporting me on a daily (hourly) basis, being interested in even the dullest aspects of my life and book – and for always wanting to talk to me when I’m writing. I’ve got the best family in the world, and I love you so much.
LAUREN JAMES graduated in 2014 with a Masters degree in Natural Sciences from the University of Nottingham, where she studied chemistry and physics. She now lives in the village of Berkswell, West Midlands.
You can find her on Twitter at @Lauren_E_James, fancasting actors as her characters
and panicking about all of her overly ambitious plans for the future, or her website, at lauren-e-james.tumblr.com, where she mainly posts pictures of her dogs.
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