The Time Traveler's Wife

By: Audrey Niffenegger

Narrated by: Fred Berman, Phoebe Strole

Length: 17 hrs and 38 mins

Publisher's summary

Clare and Henry have known each other since Clare was six and Henry was 36. They were married when Clare was 23 and Henry was 31. Impossible but true, because Henry is one of the first people diagnosed with Chrono-Displacement Disorder: periodically his genetic clock resets and he finds himself misplaced in time, pulled to moments of emotional gravity from his life, past and future. His disappearances are spontaneous, his experiences unpredictable, alternately harrowing and amusing.

Clare and Henry's story unfolds from both points of view, depicting the effects of time travel on their marriage and their passionate love for each other. They attempt to live normal lives, pursuing familiar goals: steady jobs, good friends, children of their own. All of this is threatened by something they can neither prevent nor control, making their story intensely moving and entirely unforgettable.

©2003 Audrey Niffenegger; 2005 HighBridge Company (P)2003 BBC Audiobooks Ltd.

Critic reviews

• Alex Award Winner, 2004

"Highly original first novel....Niffenegger has written a soaring love story illuminated by dozens of finely observed details and scenes....It is a fair tribute to her skill and sensibility to say that the book leaves a reader with the impression of life's riches and strangeness rather than of easy thrills." (Publishers Weekly)

Not my style of book, but impressed

Usually I don't read anything like this. But the story is wonderful, and the voice actors not too bad. They balanced going between the characters prospectives well enough. But really, the book is worth a listen. Sometimes it is slow, but the characters move you along well enough.

time travel exixts

i enjoyed the time traveling adventures of Henry . the book started out a litle choppy and little bit confusing but eventually it all came together and made sense. I thought the end was sad.I wish more was said about alba when you reached adult hood and her experiences.

Don't judge it by the movie

I didn't know whether I would like this book, because I saw trailers for the movie and might even have seen parts of the movie on a plane or something, and didn't like the movie. The book is nothing like, as far as I can tell. The book tells a great story of two moderately likeable characters: Claire and Henry. Henry travels in time, but can take nothing with him -- not even the filling in his tooth.
The plot works really well until the ending. It felt like the ending went on too long, like the writer had trouble bringing things to a close. The fascinating part was the interactions of the key characters as time wreaked havoc with relationships and circumstances. The writing was mostly well done.

loved everything about it.

great story. great narrating. like all good stories, i was sorry to see it end.

An excellent, unusual approach to a novel.

An excellent, unusual approach to a novel. I loved it. Very entertaining. Pay attention to the opening of each chapter or you'll lose track of where things are happening in time.

Sort of, well, epic

I just finished this most amazing book. Will think about it and finish this later ...

Captivating.

I don't know how I overlooked reading this book when it was first published in 2003. I am very glad that I discovered it on Audible first, for this captivating story, with its excellent narration, is a great audiobook experience. Told in Henry and Claire's alternating point of view, the storyline is imaginative with a plausible plausibility that is unique to the time travel genre. Performances by Phoebe Strole and Fred Berman give life to characters that ultimately claimed my heart. The end of the story arrived all too soon, leaving me wanting more. The Time Traveler's Wife was a brilliant debut novel and I shall be looking for more to read by this author.

Surprisingly good

I don’t like romance genre. This is not a typical romance. It has some suspense. #TearJerker #Tagsgiving #Sweepstake

Entertaining and Clever Story

Loved the story, would like to have a censored copy for a few of the scenes.

Surprising story

I am very happy I listened to this book. The readers we excellent. There was accuracy in the time line and twists and turns follow the apparent rules of this time travel story.