The Time Traveler's Wife

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.

I was completely lost in this book as soon as I picked it up. The movement between different times, didn't confuse me, nor did the reasoning that Claire had different knowledge to Henry because of future visits from an older Henry. A beautifully crafted book which spans a life time love story. Read again and again. - Helen Cruse

Time travel in America, the traveller first meeting his wife as a child, then a lover and a wife, what rubbish, I teach science, and time travel is not possible. Audrey Niffenegger gave me a credible explanation, in her book I believed that the ability to travel through time was not only possible, but could even be inherited.
I became embedded in Henry's life, seeing the future can be agonising where loved ones are involved. Arriving at new point in time naked and broke is not much fun either, only Henry being transported, not his earthly goods! I read at least 3 books a week, the best are kept for reading again, and this one has seen five readings so far, I even bought the hardback version from America before when it was launched. It is a credible, emotional, humorous tale involving characters that are easy to empathise with. Do I believe in time travel? Only through Audreys eyes where it allows me to become immersed in one of the best reads I have ever had. - Guy Mundy

A modern classic. This is a book that everyone of all ages should read. It is a book that held me captivated throughout and brought me to tears at the very end. Beautiful and evocative, this book deserves to win as many awards as possible. - Jenny Guildford

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