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Darwin Benett

Author of Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

Imagine there had been a fifth Beatle who knows the future.

What if you could go back to 1959 — and become part of the Beatles’ story?

Darwin Benett is the author of Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, an English-language novel that combines Beatles history, time travel, friendship, love and the idea of a fictional fifth Beatle.

The novel asks an irresistible question:

What would happen if someone could return to the beginning of the Beatles’ story knowing exactly what was going to happen?

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THE BOOK

Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

Imagine there had been a fifth Beatle who knows the future.

Southampton, 2026.

Eighty-six-year-old Jason dies alone in a care home, with the feeling that he never truly lived the life he wanted.

Then something extraordinary happens.

Jason awakens as a nineteen-year-old in 1959.

He travels to Liverpool, where he meets four young musicians who are about to change the world:

John Lennon.
Paul McCartney.
George Harrison.
Ringo Starr.

Jason becomes part of their inner circle and experiences the extraordinary rise of the Beatles from close range — from the early days in Liverpool and the Casbah Club to the nights in Hamburg, the Ed Sullivan Show, Shea Stadium and Abbey Road.

For the first time in his life, Jason finds friendship, love and the feeling that he belongs exactly where he is.

But he carries a secret.

He knows what the future holds.

And he knows what will happen on December 8, 1980, outside the Dakota Building in New York.

Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow is a novel about second chances, friendship, love and the question of whether knowing the future is a gift — or a burden.

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THE FIFTH BEATLE

At the heart of the novel is one simple fictional premise:

What if there had been a fifth Beatle?

Not a replacement for John, Paul, George or Ringo.

Not another historical claim.

But a fictional character who becomes part of their world — while carrying knowledge of the future.

This allows the novel to revisit some of the most recognizable moments in Beatles history from an entirely different perspective.

The reader knows the history.

Jason knows the history.

But Jason is actually there.

That is where fact and fiction meet.

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WHY THE BOOK MAY INTEREST BEATLES FANS

Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow is written for readers who know the Beatles’ story — but are willing to imagine it differently.

The novel brings a fictional character into the world surrounding:

* Liverpool
* Hamburg
* the early Beatles
* the Casbah Club
* Beatlemania
* the Ed Sullivan Show
* Shea Stadium
* Abbey Road
* John Lennon
* Paul McCartney
* George Harrison
* Ringo Starr

The Beatles provide the historical framework.

Jason’s story provides the fictional journey.

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ABOUT DARWIN BENETT

Darwin Benett is the author of Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, a novel inspired by the extraordinary cultural history of the Beatles.

His approach combines historical events and real historical figures with an original fictional protagonist.

Rather than rewriting Beatles history, Benett uses the historical timeline as the setting for a story about friendship, love, second chances and the consequences of knowing what the future holds.

Through Jason, the novel explores a question that reaches beyond the Beatles:

If you were given the chance to live your life again, what would you change?

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INTERVIEW TOPICS

Darwin Benett is available for interviews, podcasts, literary discussions and Beatles-related features.

Possible topics include:

The Fictional Fifth Beatle

What happens when an original fictional character becomes part of the Beatles’ world?

Writing the Beatles into Fiction

How can a novelist use real historical events while creating an entirely fictional story?

The Beatles and Time Travel

What would a person from the future do if he suddenly found himself in Liverpool in 1959?

Knowing the Future

Would knowing the future actually make life easier?

Second Chances

The novel’s central question: what would you do differently if you could live your life again?

Beatles History Through Another Pair of Eyes

How familiar events can look completely different when experienced by a fictional insider.

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THE STORY BEHIND THE STORY

The Beatles’ story has been told thousands of times.

Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow approaches it from a different direction.

Instead of asking what the Beatles did next, the novel asks:

What if someone already knew?

Jason enters the Beatles’ world with knowledge that no one around him possesses.

He knows the songs that will become famous.

He knows the concerts that will become legendary.

He knows how enormous the Beatles will become.

And he knows that history will eventually take a tragic turn.

But knowing the future creates a dilemma:

Should you change history — or allow history to happen?

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BOOK FACTS

Title: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

Subtitle: Imagine there had been a fifth Beatle who knows the future.

Author: Darwin Benett

Language: English

Publisher: tredition

Publication year: 2026

ISBN-13: 9783384982445

ISBN-10: 3384982444

Format: Paperback

Pages: 452

Genre: Novel / Fiction

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PRESS & REVIEW COPIES

Journalists, podcast hosts, book reviewers, Beatles publications, bloggers and content creators interested in Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow are welcome to request further information or a review copy.

Please contact:

Darwin Benett

DarwinBenett@gmail.com

Please include the name of your publication, podcast, channel or platform and the type of coverage you are considering.

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MEDIA CONTACT

Darwin Benett

Author of Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

DarwinBenett@gmail.com

Available for:

Interviews · Podcasts · Reviews · Articles · YouTube · Literary Events · Beatles Features

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CONTACT

DarwinBenett@gmail.com