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The Time Traveler's Wife by Niffenegger, Audrey is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Time Traveler's Wife about?

From Publishers Weekly This clever and inventive tale works on three levels: as an intriguing science fiction concept, a realistic character study and a touching love story. Henry De Tamble is a Chicago librarian with "Chrono Displacement" disorder; at random times, he suddenly disappears without warning and finds himself in the past or future, usually at a time or place of importance in his life. This leads to some wonderful paradoxes. From his point of view, he first met his wife, Clare, when he was 28 and she was 20. She ran up to him exclaiming that she'd known him all her life. He, however, had never seen her before. But when he reaches his 40s, already married to Clare, he suddenly finds himself time travelling to Clare's childhood and meeting her as a 6-year-old. The book alternates between Henry and Clare's points of view, and so does the narration. Reed ably expresses the longing of the one always left behind, the frustrations of their unusual lifestyle, and above all, her overriding love for Henry. Likewise, Burns evokes the fear of a man who never knows where or when he'll turn up, and his gratitude at having Clare, whose love is his anchor. The expressive, evocative pe

Who reads The Time Traveler's Wife?

It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.

Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.

Author
Niffenegger, Audrey
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published
2004
Language
EN
ISBN
9781616803483
Category
work of fiction
Subjects
Fiction, Romance, Time Travel Romance
Rating
3.95 / 5 (27 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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