Audrey Niffenegger’s innovative debut, The Time Traveler’s Wife, is the story of Clare, a beautiful art student, and Henry, an adventuresome librarian, who have known each other since Clare was six and Henry was thirty-six, and were married when Clare was twenty-three and Henry thirty-one. Impossible but true, because Henry is one of the first people diagnosed with Chrono-Displacement Disorder: … Disorder: periodically his genetic clock resets and he finds himself misplaced in time, pulled to moments of emotional gravity in his life, past and future. His disappearances are spontaneous, his experiences unpredictable, alternately harrowing and amusing.
The Time Traveler’s Wife depicts the effects of time travel on Henry and Clare’s marriage and their passionate love for each other as the story unfolds from both points of view. Clare and Henry attempt to live normal lives, pursuing familiar goals–steady jobs, good friends, children of their own. All of this is threatened by something they can neither prevent nor control, making their story intensely moving and entirely unforgettable.
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Time Traveler’s Wife is among my favorite books. I rarely read a book twice, but the depth of the characters in this novel made me want more. The premise is fantasy-based and different from most others that I have read. It’s a love story that lasts more than a lifetime!
If I could only read one book for the rest of my life, this is it.
Not predictible!
Confussing!
LOVE – don’t let the number of pages intimidate you – it’s a great read!
Imaginative story of a couple who meets at different life stages with the help of time travel. Fun read.
Well told story.
Best time traveling book out there.
A very interesting and informative book. I know you will enjoy reading it.
One of my favorite books. Must confess while I LOVED the first half of the book, I was less entranced with the second half.
Science fiction is not my usual book, but this was intriguing. I loved the characters.
Great book, especially for a book group to read, lots to discuss.
Found myself reading the last chapters very slowly — I didn’t want this one to end.
An unusual time-travel story that grabbed everyone by surprise. You never knew what was going to happen next and the ending leaves you with so many possibilities. The Movie was amazing.
I found myself wondering why anyone would want to put themselves through such a miserable lonely existence each time their lover would inexplicably disappear for long periods of time. It was a thought-provoking read that was in some ways sad, glad and lacking in the ability to leave the reader fully energized and satisfied.
A little too much detail that got boring
I would recommend this for women who want a new type of romance.
Ugh! One of the few books in my life that I didn’t bother finishing.
I loved this book! It was beautiful, heart wrenching, romantic, everything you look for in a romance. I have read this a few times and I never get tired of it.
I love this ‘original’ time travel book. It captured me as no other time travel book ever has before or since. The story is so unique and written in a way that made me think it could be true.
If you like time travel books I highly recommend this one.