From the author who’s inspired millions worldwide with books like “Tuesdays with Morrie” and “The Five People You Meet in Heaven” comes his most imaginative novel yet, “The Time Keeper”–a compelling fable about the first man on Earth to count the hours. The man who became Father Time. In Mitch Albom’s exceptional work of fiction, the inventor of the world’s first clock is punished for trying to … trying to measure God’s greatest gift. He is banished to a cave for centuries and forced to listen to the voices of all who come after him seeking more days, more years.
Eventually, with his soul nearly broken, Father Time is granted his freedom, along with a magical hourglass and a mission: a chance to redeem himself by teaching two earthly people the true meaning of time.
He returns to our world–now dominated by the hour-counting he so innocently began–and commences a journey with two unlikely partners: one a teenage girl who is about to give up on life, the other a wealthy old businessman who wants to live forever. To save himself, he must save them both. And stop the world to do so.
Told in Albom’s signature spare, evocative prose, this remarkably original tale will inspire readers everywhere to reconsider their own notions of time, how they spend it, and how precious it truly is.
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I picked this book up on a whim because the idea seemed interesting. If I had tried to read it in print form, I think I would have given up before getting even halfway through, as the writing was often lackluster. However, I listened to it as an audiobook and the narrator was excellent, taking what was at best average prose and infusing it with …
Well written and very insightful!
It’s an original idea. I loved it from beginning to end. A quick read that you won’t want to put down.
My favorite Mitch Albom book. I love his others, but this pulls in a new level of critical questioning.
A beautifully sensitive tale. Mitch Albom knows how to capture hearts with his writings.
Dor studied time. He was the first in history to ever count it, measure it, and realize that a day is always the same length of time. Because he initially started people counting minutes and days instead of enjoying them, he was forced to live as Father Time, alone and trapped for centuries, listening to the pleas of people who wanted more time or …
Anything by Mitch Album!,!
Mitch Albom sweetly and gently pulls you into a tale that all of us recognize, our own mortality. It doesn’t matter who you are, what you believe or what kind of books you like, this ones for you.
This is a quick read, but it doesn’t come close to The Five People You Meet in Heaven.
Great read. I would reccommend this book. This book is hard to put down. Enjoyed it
Great little book if you like allegories. I felt it vey thought provoking.
Big fan of Mitch album but I think this just may be my favorite!
I wasn’t sure how I would feel about this book when I first started it. The lives of the characters seemed very disconnected, but by the end of the book, I was astounded by the intricate way in which each person fit within the other’s story. Albom creates a unique and highly imaginative origin story for the keeping of time and the consequences of …
I don’t think this is one of his best, but it is still worth reading. Makes you stop and think about time and what life would be if we didn’t keep track.