'A BIG, RECKLESS NOVEL...UTTERLY CONVINCING' DAILY TELEGRAPH
'At its core The Time Traveler's Wife is an old-fashioned love story. A terrific book...startlingly original' OBSERVER
This is the extraordinary love story of Clare and Henry who met when Clare was six and Henry was thirty-six, and were married when Clare was twenty-two and Henry thirty. Impossible but true, because Henry suffers from a rare condition where his genetic clock periodically resets and he finds himself pulled suddenly into his past or future. In the face of this force they can neither prevent nor control, Henry and Clare's struggle to lead normal lives is both intensely moving and entirely unforgettable.
'Wonky, sexy, incredible' THE TIMES
'Niffenegger exploits the possibilities of her fantasy scenario with immense skill: no wonder this novel has spent weeks on the bestseller lists. This is one of those books that makes you want to eat it up from start to finish' GUARDIAN
'Pick up Niffenegger's book and you'll experience the visceral thrill that only a few novels provide. An elegy to love and loss' INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY
'Truly original' VOGUE
'At its core The Time Traveler's Wife is an old-fashioned love story. A terrific book...startlingly original' OBSERVER
This is the extraordinary love story of Clare and Henry who met when Clare was six and Henry was thirty-six, and were married when Clare was twenty-two and Henry thirty. Impossible but true, because Henry suffers from a rare condition where his genetic clock periodically resets and he finds himself pulled suddenly into his past or future. In the face of this force they can neither prevent nor control, Henry and Clare's struggle to lead normal lives is both intensely moving and entirely unforgettable.
'Wonky, sexy, incredible' THE TIMES
'Niffenegger exploits the possibilities of her fantasy scenario with immense skill: no wonder this novel has spent weeks on the bestseller lists. This is one of those books that makes you want to eat it up from start to finish' GUARDIAN
'Pick up Niffenegger's book and you'll experience the visceral thrill that only a few novels provide. An elegy to love and loss' INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY
'Truly original' VOGUE
