Jake's friend Al, owner of a local diner, discovers a time portal in his pantry that leads consistently to September 9, 1958 . Al, dying of cancer, enlists Jake to stay in the past until 1963 to prevent the assassination of John F. Kennedy .
Jake successfully prevents the assassination, but at a devastating cost to his personal life and the future. 22 11 63 Stephen King epub
While waiting, Jake settles in Jodie, Texas , where he falls in love with a librarian named Sadie Dunhill . Their relationship becomes the emotional core of the book. Jake's friend Al, owner of a local diner,
Jake (under the alias George Amberson ) lives in the late 50s and early 60s, researching Lee Harvey Oswald to confirm if he acted alone before taking a life to save the President. Jake successfully prevents the assassination, but at a