The Time Traveler's Wife
Audrey Niffenegger · 2003 · Novel
It explores time travel not as an adventure, but as a deeply personal, often tragic, condition that shapes a relationship and individual identity.
What it is
A love story about Henry DeTamble, a man with a genetic disorder that causes him to involuntarily time travel, and his wife, Clare Abshire, an artist who must cope with his frequent disappearances and reappearances. Their relationship unfolds non-linearly as Clare experiences Henry at different points in his timeline, while he experiences her past, present, and future.
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