The Time Traveler's Wife

Now a series on HBO starring Rose Leslie and Theo James!

The iconic time travel love story and mega-bestselling first novel from Audrey Niffenegger is "a soaring celebration of the victory of love over time" (Chicago Tribune).

Henry DeTamble is a dashing, adventurous librarian who is at the mercy of his random time time-traveling abilities. Clare Abshire is an artist whose life moves through a natural sequential course. This is the celebrated and timeless tale of their love. Henry and Clare's passionate affair is built and endures across a sea of time and captures them in an impossibly romantic trap that tests the strength of fate and basks in the bonds of love. "Niffenegger's inventive and poignant writing is well worth a trip" (Entertainment Weekly).

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Published May 6, 2014

592 pages

Average rating: 7.52

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Readers say *The Time Traveler’s Wife* is beautifully written with a unique romantic story enriched by inventive time travel. Many praise the emotiona...

Heather Zaruba

Jan 02, 2026

4/10 stars

DNF...I rarely do this, but I got halfway though and couldn't get past the fact that she was basically groomed by him. I've seen the movie and read enough other reviews to realize my time will be spent on other books on my shelf.

Moni M

Dec 15, 2025

4/10 stars

I was a little disappointed with this book...I watched the movie before I read the book...not usual for me. I was really into the story at the beginning but was steadily uninterested as it went on...It just kinda ended without an ending...she's forever waiting for him, from the time she is 6 through old age, how is that a good story?

Aluzrod

Dec 12, 2025

9/10 stars

I’ve read the book and watched the film multiple times, and each revisit reveals something new. The love between Henry and Clare is timeless steadfast beyond logic or chronology. While the novel offers greater depth, both formats capture the same enduring devotion. A personal highlight is the name Alba for their time-traveling daughter and the significance of September in key moments. Gómez remains brilliantly humorous, while Ingrid’s storyline adds emotional weight. If you want a story rich in yearning, with mild spiciness and a full-circle view of love and life, this book delivers.

Allison Nelson

Dec 10, 2025

10/10 stars

LOVED this. Can't wait for the movie now. The love between Henry and Clare, even though their relationship didn't seem so stable, was the kind of love that even the happiest and most stable couples never experience.

Tiffany X

Dec 05, 2025

4/10 stars

Dropped the book after page 40 or so. I'm a picky reader and it didn't grab me at all, was not interested in either Claire or the Nude time traveler's plight.
Okay, some how this book found its way in my hands again. This time I read to page 290 and then dropped it. It goes like this: Henry, Claire, Henry, Claire,Henry, Claire,Henry, Claire,Henry, Claire,Henry, Claire,Henry, Claire,Henry, Claire,Henry, Claire,Henry, Claire,Henry, Claire,Henry, Claire,Henry, Claire,Henry, Claire,Henry, Claire,Henry, Claire,Henry, Claire,Henry, Claire,H...