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Ratings: ★★★★★ (5/5)
Genre: Romance / Science Fiction / Literary Fiction

Book Review:
Audrey Niffenegger's ''The Time Traveler's Wife'' is a breathtaking, original, and deeply moving novel that defies easy categorization. At its heart, it is an old-fashioned love story—but one with an extraordinary twist. Henry DeTamble suffers from a rare genetic disorder that causes him to time travel involuntarily, disappearing into his past or future without warning. Clare Abshire first meets Henry when she is six years old and he is thirty-six, and their love story unfolds across time in a way that is both heartbreaking and beautiful. Niffenegger's prose is elegant and emotionally resonant, and her characters are achingly real. As the Daily Telegraph raves, this is ''a big, reckless novel...utterly convincing.'' It is a story about waiting, about the fragility of time, and about a love that transcends both. A modern classic that will stay with you long after you turn the final page.