“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 [Niffenegger’s] 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.”
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Publishers Weekly, starred review
“An enchanting novel…beautifully crafted and as dazzlingly imaginative as it is dizzyingly romantic.”
—Scott Turow
“A powerfully original love story.”
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People“Niffenegger creates real characters with flawed, human, loving characteristics and with real and extraordinary problems….Niffeneger succeeds in telling a tender tale of love and allows the reader to rediscover an old fascination with the idea of time travel.”
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Winnipeg Free Press“Beguiling, original debut… A delight.”
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The Bookseller, star choice
“This is an ambitious book…it can in its best moments enthrall and engage. It’s an unabashed, well-written love story.”
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The Globe and Mail
“Niffenegger keeps her readers’ attention with a faultless ear for dialogue and with the freshness of her premise.”
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National Post“[An] oddly compelling and original formulation…. This is Niffenegger’s first novel, yet it is remarkably free of many of the common pitfalls of a freshman effort. … Niffenegger keeps her readers’ attention with a faultless ear for dialogue and with the freshness of her premise. … Her touch for comedy is assured, and acts to leaven more sober aspects of the novel.”
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The National Post“Niffenegger’s storytelling is bold, confident and entrancing. Her prose is warm and inviting. And her characters are created with heartfelt sincerity. There’s a lot to love in this book….
The Time Traveller’s Wife is an engrossing read that keeps both emotions and intellect entertained.”
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The Gazette“[Niffenegger] is a hypnotic weaver; her dimensional characters are blended in a tightly woven design that make this first novel a work of art. It leaves one in awe, and appreciative….Do yourself a favour: read the book and suspend your notions of time.”
— Independently reviewed
“This is a seamless, soaring love story….As the last pages of this 500-page novel loomed closer, I felt all of the wonderful emotions of having read an unabashed, brilliantly written love story….The Time Traveller’s Wife is not a Christmas story, but it is the perfect read for the holiday. Like the emotions of the season it will leave you laughing, crying, and babbling incoherently to your family and friends who will, do doubt, attempt to steal the book away when you aren’t looking. Be warned. Buy that special someone their own copy — now.”
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The Sun Times (Owen Sound)
“[H]ighly original novel . . .
The Time Traveller’s Wife has it all: an innovative plot, intriguing characters and compelling writing.”
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Chatelaine“Niffenegger’s storytelling is bold and entrancing. Her prose is warm and inviting. And her characters are created with heartfelt sincerity. There’s a lot to love in this book….
The Time Traveler’s Wife is an engrossing read that keeps both emotions and intellect entertained.”
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Times-Colonist (Victoria)
'So here's the next
The Lovely Bones... a rare book.'
—David Sexton,
Evening Standard'
The Time Traveler's Wife is a very old love story: wonky, sexy, incredible... but charmingly, inventively retold.'
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The Times (London)
‘Niffenegger got me to love this book. What am I saying? She got me to adore this book… Pick up Niffenegger’s book and you’ll experience the visceral thrill that only a few novels provide.’
—Charlie Lee-Potter,
Independent on Sunday‘A forceful romance with a fascinating science-fiction wrinkle.’
—The Sunday Times (UK)
‘This is alarmingly close to perfection.’
—Scotland on Sunday
'It might seem a little early in the year to be claiming we've found 2004's must-read novel, but that's just how highly we rate
The Time Traveler's Wife, which challenges conceptions of time and space... A love affair that will totally capture your heart.'
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Glamour (UK)
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The Time Traveler's Wife is a beautifully written, compulsive look at a couple trying to live an ordinary life in extraordinary circumstances.'
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