The Ministry of Time

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"The Good Morning America book club" -- cover.
In the near future, a civil servant is offered the salary of her dreams and is, shortly afterward, told what project she'll be working on. A recently established government ministry is gathering "expats" from across history to establish whether time travel is feasible--for the body, but also for the fabric of space-time. She is tasked with working as a "bridge": living with, assisting, and monitoring the expat known as "1847" or Commander Graham Gore. As far as history is concerned, Commander Gore died on Sir John Franklin's doomed 1845 expedition to the Arctic, so he's a little disoriented to be living with an unmarried woman who regularly shows her calves, surrounded by outlandish concepts such as "washing machines," "Spotify," and "the collapse of the British Empire." But with an appetite for discovery, a seven-a-day cigarette habit, and the support of a charming and chaotic cast of fellow expats, he soon adjusts. Over the next year, what the bridge initially thought would be, at best, a horrifically uncomfortable roommate dynamic, evolves into something much deeper. By the time the true shape of the Ministry's project comes to light, the bridge has fallen haphazardly, fervently in love, with consequences she never could have imagined. Forced to confront the choices that brought them together, the bridge must finally reckon with how--and whether she believes--what she does next can change the future. An exquisitely original and feverishly fun fusion of genres and ideas, The Ministry of Time asks: What does it mean to defy history, when history is living in your house? Kaliane Bradley's answer is a blazing, unforgettable testament to what we owe each other in a changing world. -- Front flap,

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Mixed reviews submitted by Clare Snyder on July 12, 2024, 8:17am I have seen a lot of good things about this book so I know many people must like it, but I was a bit distracted by the writing and also found some plot points hard to follow.

Couldn't put it down! submitted by ariana. on July 16, 2024, 2:33pm Started out as a nice slice of life book about a government worker taking part of a special project as a "bridge" to people brought back from interesting times in history. Then came the twists and turns! I couldn't stop thinking about this book for weeks after I finished it.

For a science fiction time travel novel.. submitted by jlopez2 on August 1, 2024, 12:43pm This was such a quick read. I could not put the book down. Although this is not the central theme to this book, there is a central romance that drives the plot forward (and the politics of that relationship are so complicated). The reveals at the end were cool.