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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 six-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 performances of both actors convey
the protagonists' intense relationship, their personal quirks and their
reminiscences, making this a fascinating audio.
From AudioFile
Although the title suggests that this is science fiction, Niffenegger's
charming, emotionally charged novel is much more a love story. Told
alternately from the viewpoints of time traveler Henry and his wife,
Clare, it's highly enjoyable on audio. Readers Christopher Burns and
Maggi-Meg Reed blend their respective chapters seamlessly. Each reader
characterizes all roles within a chapter, and the depictions mesh beautifully.
Both narrators characterize Korean friend Kimmy in a charmingly amusing
voice and lend a light mood to the couple's daughter, Alba. Burns portrays
the emotional chaos of Henry's life so genuinely as to cast the listener
directly into his pain and joy. The abridged recording leaves one longing
for more. J.J.B. 2004 Audie Award Finalist ©
From Booklist
On the surface, Henry and Clare Detamble are a normal couple living
in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood. Henry works at the Newberry
Library and Clare creates abstract paper art, but the cruel reality
is that Henry is a prisoner of time. It sweeps him back and forth at
its leisure, from the present to the past, with no regard for where
he is or what he is doing. It drops him naked and vulnerable into another
decade, wearing an age-appropriate face. In fact, it's not unusual for
Henry to run into the other Henry and help him out of a jam. Sound unusual?
Imagine Clare Detamble's astonishment at seeing Henry dropped stark
naked into her parents' meadow when she was only six. Though, of course,
until she came of age, Henry was always the perfect gentleman and gave
young Clare nothing but his friendship as he dropped in and out of her
life. It's no wonder that the film rights to this hip and urban love
story have been acquired.
Biography
An instructor at Columbia College’s Center for Book and Paper Arts in
Chicago, Audrey Niffenegger teaches her students how print type on letterpresse-
s and craft limited-edition books by hand. Her own first novel, The
Time Traveler's Wife, may be her finest creation yet.
