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Hitchhikers

Written by: Ben H. Winters
Narrated by: Therese Plummer
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From New York Times and Audible best-selling author Ben H. Winters comes a twisty tale of time travel and two women who must save each other–no matter the cost.

Annie has always had high hopes for her future. But the reality of her life just isn’t measuring up. She loves her fiancé, Greg–doesn’t she? She’s going to get her degree and open her own business–won’t she?

Then, a strange old woman shows up outside her house, and she seems to know a lot about Annie. An awful lot.

Annie could tell the old woman to get lost. Yet there’s something about her Annie just can’t shake. And what she learns could change her life forever–but is it the life she envisioned?

©2025 Ben H. Winters (P)2025 Audible Originals LLC Science Fiction Time Travel
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spoilers. 1 hour of build up, and then "i know because I am you from future. I am here to save you."

predictable story, good narrator

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The story initially felt like a self-love tale that moved me deeply, like a warm hug from my future self to my past self, but things quickly spiraled down. I should have figured it out when the old woman repeatedly said "this body is a vessel." The ending was quite unexpected; she seems to love and hate herself at the same time. She is kind enough to treat her past self well for a few moments, but then exhibits such self-sabotaging behavior by almost killing her younger self just to try to be happy.

The book really made me realize the importance of self-love and having loving parents. If her mother had loved herself, she would have loved her daughter, who might have then made better choices in partners instead of just clinging to the first man she saw. She wouldn't have felt the need to travel back in time to betray her younger self. It’s so sad—she ends up alone and miserable, a person with no friends or self-love, simply repeating the bitterness passed down to her. ⏳🥀🚫

The Cycle of Self-Sabotage: A Heartbreaking Loop

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