The Time Traveler's Wife

The Time Traveler's Wife is a thought-provoking novel by Audrey Niffenegger with a storyline that includes sci-fi, drama and romance. Henry De Tamble, our tragic hero, is cursed/blessed with the ability to travel in time - within his own lifetime that is. The book switches point-of-view frequently: from Henry, at different ages, and at different spaces in time, and from Clare, his wife. (This isn't a book you can read without concentrating. You don't find yourself having read a page with no idea what happened.) Sometimes Henry visits himself as a child; sometimes he visits his wife, Clare when she was a child; He doesn't have control over where in time he goes. The time-travel is a large part of the book -- and yet it is merely the backdrop for a discussion on love, inner strength, and the courage to get through what life hands you.

The concept of "chrono-displacement" (that's what the doctors call Henry's disorder) is a fascinating topic for a book -- I wonder if there will be a sequel. I'd definitely pick it up at the bookstore.