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Hero archetypes
Heroine archetypes
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Synopsis
Audrey Niffenegger's innovative debut, The Time Traveler's 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 thirty-six, and were married when Clare was twenty-three and Henry thirty-one. 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 in his life, past and future. His disappearances are spontaneous, his experiences unpredictable, alternately harrowing and amusing. ([source][1]) [1]: https://www.audreyniffenegger.com/published-books/2015/4/22/the-time-travelers-wife-2005
The Time Traveler's Wife: content & age rating
Intended for adult readers (18+).
Contains explicit sexual content including detailed intimate scenes, strong language throughout, and mature themes including pregnancy loss and death. The unconventional structure explores an adult relationship with significant age gap complications due to time travel.
What to know going in
This book has mild violence, explicit sexual content, and moderate language. Content notes include death, grief, and pregnancy loss (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Adult readers will be drawn to the innovative love story spanning decades and the emotionally complex exploration of an impossible romance.