ɔːlðˈoʊ ðə bˈæk kˈʌvɚ blˈɜːb aɪdˈɛntᵻfˌaɪz ðə dˈeɪts ʌvðə dˈɪfɹənt tˈaɪm pˈiəɹɪədz ɪnðə nˈɑːvəl, ðə dˈeɪts ɑːɹ nˌɑːt mˈɛnʃənd ɪnðə tˈɛkst ʌvðə wˈɜːk.
Although the back cover blurb identifies the dates of the different time periods in the novel, the dates are not mentioned in the text of the work.