Time piper

Luke leaves his home for London, where he has taken a job working alongside the inventor of a groundbreaking time machine. A young woman from a small, isolated village refuses to be left behind and sets out after him. The story centers on the pull between the two of them and the strange new invention at the heart of Luke's work.

The source material for this book is brief, so this description covers only the basic premise: a journey from the countryside to the city, a time machine, and a character who follows Luke.