The Time Traveler's Wife (Reading Guide Edition) - Softcover

Niffenegger, Audrey

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9780099497066: The Time Traveler's Wife (Reading Guide Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0099497069 ISBN 13: 9780099497066

Publisher: Vintage Classics, 2005

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This extraordinary, magical novel is the story of Clare and Henry who have known each other since Clare was six and Henry was thirty-six, and were married when Clare was twenty-two and Henry thirty. Impossible but true, because Henry is one of the first people diagnosed with Chrono-Displacement Disorder: periodically his genetic clock resets and he finds himself pulled suddenly into his past or future. His disappearances are spontaneous and his experiences are alternately harrowing and amusing. The Time Traveler's Wife depicts the effects of time travel on Henry and Clare's passionate love for each other with grace and humour. Their struggle to lead normal lives in the face of a force they can neither prevent nor control is intensely moving and entirely unforgettable.

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Presents the story of Clare and Henry, who have known each other since Clare was six and Henry was thirty-six. This novel depicts the effects of time travel on Henry and Clare's love for each other. Their struggle to lead normal lives in the face of a force they can neither prevent nor control is moving.

Review:

"Moving, but worth the heartbreak" (Glynis Barber Daily Express)

"'The Time Traveler's Wife is one of those books where you read the first paragraph and you're hooked -unmissable'" (Irish Independent)

"'Henry's journeys back and forth are by turns slapstick noir and unbearably poignant, and Clare's child and teen narrations disturbingly pitch-perfect. Philosophical speculation occurs in the most unlikely devices and morality, despite the temptations of plot, remains intact. This is alarmingly close to perfection, and balm to the jaded'" (Scotland on Sunday)

"'The central story is so strong and touching - a universal story - ingenious - a rare book'" (Evening Standard)

"'Wonky, sexy, incredible'" (The Times)

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