The time travelers wife rachel mcadams eric bana arliss howard 2009 the unusual genetic makeup of a librarian eric bana causes him to travel back and forth through time, so that he and his beloved rachel mcadams ar. About the author audrey niffenegger is a professor in the interdisciplinary books arts mfa program at the columbia college chicago center for book and paper arts, where she teaches writing, letterpress printing, and. She is also a professor in the interdisciplinary book arts mfa program at the columbia college chicago center for book and paper arts. Time traveler wife by niffenegger, first edition abebooks.
Time travelers wife by audrey niffenegger available in trade paperback. The time travelers wife is a controversial novel, and when my book club discussed it, there were burning pitchforks, buckets of hot tar and glasses of wow. Indeed, schwentkes the time travelers wife is but a highlight reel of the novel, a cliffs note version, stripped of the lingering melancholia, seemingly rushed together with maximum focus on the books dramatic plot turns, and minimum regard for its pace and tone. The time traveler s wife kindle edition by mcgee, c. The time travelers wife by audrey niffenegger goodreads. Clare rachel mcadams has been in love with henry eric bana her entire life. The time travelers wife depicts the effects of time travel on henry and clares marriage and their passionate love for each other as the story unfolds from both points of view. It is an enchanting novel, which is beautifully crafted and as dazzlingly imaginative as it is dizzyingly romantic.
The 9 best answers from audrey niffeneggers reddit ama. The title the time travelers wife suggests that clare is the main character in the story. Same location as her character which is at chicago. The sequel is one of two books the author is currently working on, she revealed on friday 15 th august as she gave the inaugural english penhg wells lecture as part. The time travelers wife 2009 official trailer rachel mcadams movie hd when henry detamble meets clare abshire in a chicago library they both understand that he is a time traveler, but she. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the time traveler s wife. The story started in the present time in newberry library where henry was 28 years old. The time travelers wife follows the love story of claire, an art student, and henry, a librarian with the unique ability to unexpectedly travel in time. Riviera theatre completed in 1917 by architects george and c.
This copy of the time travelers wife has been signed by audrey niffenegger on the title page. Why do you think niffenegger used the title the time travelers wife instead of just the time traveler. Born in 1975, henry teaches himself the skills he will need to survive as he travels through time, unable to change events he sees those he loves. Eric bana stars in this noheartstringleftunmolested adaptation of audrey niffeneggers bestselling book about a gentleman cursed with the ability to slip ran. Find books like the time travelers wife from the worlds largest community of readers. She helped to found the columbia college chicago center for book and paper arts. The time travelers wife 2009 official trailer rachel. Niffeneggers debut novel, the time travelers wife 2003, was a national bestseller. The time travelers wife is a 2009 american romantic science fiction drama film based on audrey niffeneggers 2003 novel of the same name. Audrey niffeneggers innovative debut, the time travelers wife, is the story of.
Audrey niffenegger throws you into a pretty perplexing scenario at the start of the time travelers wife. The story is about two people the time traveler henry, and his wife clare. The time travelers wife is an unconventional love story that centers on a man with a strange genetic disorder that causes him to audrey niffenegger born june, 1963 in south haven, michigan is a writer and artist. Young henry is now naked and standing in his house, watching himself, his mother, and his father read a book on the couch together. This is her first novel, which in hardcover was a selection of todays book club. The climax started when henry and clare saw an older henry. Time travelers wife by niffenegger audrey, signed abebooks. The time travelers wife by audrey niffenegger, paperback. However, schwentke and rubin might have leveraged sharper emotional arcs at particular narrative points. The time travelers wife by audrey niffenegger the beloved, mega bestselling first novel from audrey niffenegger, a soaring celebration of the victory of love. Following morning she finds a lipstick in henrys bathroom, and when henry comes in he explains it by saying im not doing that anymoreits in the past something along those lines, not a direct quote.
In the movie the time travelers wife, shortly after henry meets clare for the first time, clare spends the night at henrys. The 2008 movie the time travelers wife featured eric bana and rachel mcadams as henry and clare, newlyweds struggling to deal with his inability to stop disappearing into different times and places without warning. The official facebook page for the time travelers wife i wouldnt change one second of our life together. Beyond the kudos due for taking on the challenge of writing in a grain not normally visited in modern literature, i applaud the author for succeeding in this quest and. The time travelers wife is the story of clare, a beautiful art student, and henry, an adventuresome librarian, who have known each other since clare was six and henry was thirtysix, and were married when clare was. What speaks for the book as being mainly clares story, however, is that the narration follows her chronological timeline, which is also the readers timeline. It is the most untraditional love story by audrey niffenegger.
Since henry is a time traveler, the setting usually changes. And check out this fantastic faq page at the newberry that answers questions about the places and items mentioned throughout the time travelers wife. Similarities i found between audrey niffenegger and her characters. The time travelers wife book by audrey niffenegger official.
The time travelers wife is a houdini box of a novel, filled with spring latches and trap doors. The book spoiler for the book the time travelers wife. A terrific book startlingly original construction observer i was ridiculously entranced by audrey niffeneggers big, reckless novel. On the novels first page clare declares, i wait for henry. Audrey niffeneggers innovative debut, the time travelers wife, is the story of clare, a beautiful art student, and henry, an adventuresome librarian, who have known each other since clare was six and henry was thirtysix, and were married when clare was twentythree and henry thirtyone. Clare first meets henry when she is six years old and he suddenly appears, naked, in. In brief a dazzling novel in the most untraditional fashion, this is the remarkable story of henry detamble, a dashing, adventuresome librarian who travels involuntarily through time, and clare abshire, an artist whose life takes a natural sequential course. Impossible but true, because henry is one of the first people diagnosed with chrono. June, 1963 in haven, michigan, usa grew up in the chicago suburb of evanston, illinois education. In henry and clares universe, love is a huge virtue. Clare and henry meet at the newberry library in chicago. An incredible book whose complexity and beauty cannot possibly be conveyed by a summary. The story is sometimes told by clare, sometimes by henry.
On the surface, they are just like any two people who are in love with. Impossible but true, because henry finds himself periodically displaced in time, pulled to. Moving, but worth the heartbreak glynis barber daily express at its core the time travelers wife is an oldfashioned love story. Directed by robert schwentke, the film stars eric bana, rachel mcadams, and ron livingston. It overcomes all obstacles and even surpasses death. Time travelers wife sequel from niffenegger the bookseller.
Goodreads members who liked the time travelers wife also liked. This is the time where they fell in love which each other and henry proposed to clare. Transporting the reader between a richly detailed past and a frighteningly possible future, the heavens is a powerful reminder of the consequences of our actions, a poignant testament to how the people we love are destined to change, and a masterful exploration of the power of dreams. I am either one sick or one inspired woman or both. A time travelers wife tv series was previously developed by abc during the 200910 season with friends marta kauffman as writer. A second later, he disappears again and is back at the scene of. The time travelers wife by audrey niffenegger alibris. In the time travelers wife, the love between henry and clare is expressed in a variety of ways.
The time travelers wife is based on the bestselling book about a love that transcends time. Stymied at first by exposition that complicates more than it clarifies when clare says, i dont know what the hells going on, you want to tell her to get. The time travelers wife audrey niffenegger, 2004 houghton mifflin harcourt 546 pp. Born in 1975, henry teaches himself the skills he will need to survive as he travels through time, unable to change events he sees those he loves suffer repeatedly. Claire and henry actually met back when claire was just six years old, and henry, then 36, accidentally dropped into the field she was in on one of his many unexpected and unsolicited travels. The time travelers wife is a thoroughly satisfying and thoroughly magnificent story.
About the author audrey niffenegger is a professor in the m. Yet the narration seems to devote equal attention to clare and henry. In the mean time, here are some book club questions for you to muse over. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. In what way does this define her character, and how is the theme of waiting developed throughout the. The author takes on the challenge of writing in an unconventional manner in regards to story development. A funny, often poignant tale of boy meets girl with a. The time travelers wife audrey niffenegger this spoiler was sent in by mary c who calls it. Audrey niffenegger is writing a sequel to her bestselling debut novel the time travelers wife vintage. There is a timeless and yearning quality that engages in the time travelers wife. She has published six books, including the novels the time travelers wife and her fearful symmetry. Books similar to the time travelers wife goodreads.
Despite the strong casting choices, almost none of the books magic. Audrey niffenegger is a visual artist and writer who lives mostly in chicago and occasionally in london. Download the time travelers wife by audrey niffenegger. The time travelers wife by audrey niffenegger about the book audrey niffeneggers innovative debut,the time travelers wife, is the story of clare, a beautiful art student, and henry, an adventuresome librarian, who have known each other since clare was six and henry was 36, and were married when clare was 23 and henry 31. Buy the time travelers wife by audrey niffenegger online at alibris. In between her delivery of exposition chunky dialogue and his various posttraveling reappearances in. Audrey niffenegger born june, 1963 in south haven, michigan is an american writer and artist. This unique tale of love tests the boundaries and constraints of love, the time travelers wife, is an exceptionally heartwarming and endearing book that portrays the feelings and emotions of both henry and clare throughout their lifetime. The time travelers wife 2009 official trailer youtube. So lets look at the first page of the time travelers wife. Her next effort, the novel the time travelers wife, catapulted her into bestseller status. The time travelers wife is an inspirational piece of literature.
The hardback edition of the time travelers wife was published in the united states in september 2003 by macadamcage and in the united kingdom by random house on 1 january 2004. Macadamcage initiated an extensive marketing drive, including advertising in the new york times and the new yorker and a promotional book tour by niffenegger. The time travelers wife kindle edition by niffenegger. The time travelers wife adapted by screenwriter bruce joel rubin is a bitter sweet and strange love story. Yesterday, raven girl author audrey niffenegger took to riama to talk about her classic time travel love story the time travelers wife and her other works. Clare and henry attempt to live normal lives, pursuing familiar goals, steady jobs, good friends, children of. A timetravel love story par excellenceit will be a hardhearted reader who is not moved to tears by the dangers henry and clare ultimately face, and by the authors soaring celebration of the victory of love over time. Exposition the story started in the present time in.
The time travelers wife is audrey niffenegger s second novel. The story follows henry detamble bana, a chicago librarian with a paranormal genetic disorder that causes him to randomly time travel as he tries. Henry suffers from chronodisplacement order, a disease that is constantly whisking him away from his life to deposit him in the past. The time travelers wife humalit final project slideshare. Audrey loved to travel which relates to why henry time travels. The time travelers wife 2009 the time travelers wife. The novel the time travelers wife is one of the best novels ever written on true love.
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