The Time Traveler's Wife cover art

The Time Traveler's Wife

Preview

Get this deal Try for £0.00
Offer ends January 21, 2025 11:59PM GMT. Terms and conditions apply.
Prime logo Prime members: New to Audible? Get 2 free audiobooks during trial.
Pay £0.99/month. After 3 months pay £7.99/month. Renews automatically. See terms for eligibility.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection - including bestsellers and new releases
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, celeb exclusives, and podcasts
Access exclusive sales and deals.
Thousands of incredible audiobooks and podcasts to take wherever you go.
Immerse yourself in a world of storytelling with the Plus Catalogue - unlimited listening to thousands of select audiobooks, podcasts and Audible Originals.
£7.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.

The Time Traveler's Wife

By: Audrey Niffenegger
Narrated by: Fred Berman, Phoebe Strole
Get this deal Try for £0.00

£7.99/month after 3 months. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.

£7.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically.

Buy Now for £5.99

Buy Now for £5.99

Confirm Purchase
Pay using card ending in
By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file. Please see our Privacy Notice, Cookies Notice and Interest-based Ads Notice.
Cancel

About this listen

Clare and Henry have known each other since Clare was six and Henry was 36. They were married when Clare was 23 and Henry was 31. 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 from his life, past and future. His disappearances are spontaneous, his experiences unpredictable, alternately harrowing and amusing.

Clare and Henry's story unfolds from both points of view, depicting the effects of time travel on their marriage and their passionate love for each other. They attempt to live normal lives, pursuing familiar goals: steady jobs, good friends, children of their own. All of this is threatened by something they can neither prevent nor control, making their story intensely moving and entirely unforgettable.

©2003 Audrey Niffenegger; 2005 HighBridge Company (P)2003 BBC Audiobooks Ltd.
Classics Fantasy Fiction Literary Fiction Science Fiction Time Travel Heartfelt Romance Genetics
activate_Holiday_promo_in_buybox_DT_T2

Listeners also enjoyed...

A Gift of Time cover art
Range of Motion cover art
The Kite Runner cover art
My Sister's Keeper cover art
The Rabbit Factor cover art
Where the Forest Meets the Stars cover art
Matchmaking for Beginners cover art
Olive Kitteridge cover art
Wicked cover art
Virgins cover art
If He Had Been with Me cover art
Complicated cover art

Featured article: Audiobooks for fans of Outlander


Looking to fill an Outlander-shaped void? Diana Gabaldon’s popular Outlander series, and the TV adaptations, are full of danger, steamy passion, and Scottish history. We’ve compiled a list of listens for fans of the Outlander series bringing you time travel romance, Scottish historical fiction and more...

Critic reviews

  • Alex Award Winner, 2004

"Highly original first novel....Niffenegger has written a soaring love story illuminated by dozens of finely observed details and scenes....It is a fair tribute to her skill and sensibility to say that the book leaves a reader with the impression of life's riches and strangeness rather than of easy thrills." (Publishers Weekly)

What listeners say about The Time Traveler's Wife

Average customer ratings
Overall
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    1,531
  • 4 Stars
    408
  • 3 Stars
    178
  • 2 Stars
    88
  • 1 Stars
    39
Performance
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    1,552
  • 4 Stars
    376
  • 3 Stars
    110
  • 2 Stars
    40
  • 1 Stars
    15
Story
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    1,407
  • 4 Stars
    393
  • 3 Stars
    163
  • 2 Stars
    73
  • 1 Stars
    62

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

Nice surprise

Where does The Time Traveler's Wife rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

It's in the top ten.

Have you listened to any of Fred Berman and Phoebe Strole ’s other performances? How does this one compare?

No, I haven't, but I found that both of them did a wonderful job narrating the story. As I understand, reading the book it might take a while to figure out who is talking at the moment - with the different voices in the audio book it was of course no problem.

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

There is a film, but the audio book is much better.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

3 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Great from start to end.

You will not want this book to end, it’s capturing you from the first word to the last!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Absolutely magnificent!

From the first word to the last, leaving you with a craving for more. A masterpiece.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Totally enchanting

When you stop trying to keep the time line straight in your head you really enjoy the sweeping story. Beautifully narrated by engaging storytelling you engage fully with the piece and cannot help befriending the characters. It emotionally engaged me and that's rare for me.
I highly recommend this book.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

beautiful

Having read the book, this has been the second or third time I've listened to this story. And still I'm excited, saddened, delighted & drawn into Henry & Claire's lives. And there are parts of the story which each time I read/listen I forget & it's as if I'm hearing for the first time & I'm laughing or crying for the first time all over again.
It's written & told so well that I almost believe that I too can time travel. And although it's seems a lonely life for Claire with Henry disappearing, it's a life/relationship I'd love have ♥️
You would imagine that the time travelling would confuse the reader/listener, but yield I've never felt any confusion & find it a very comfortable sorry to just pick up at any time
This story is a firm family favourite with both my daughter & daughter-in-law loving it too & also reading over & over again.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

beautiful book

loved this book from start to finish. i just wanted it to go on and on.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Beautiful read

I loved the narration of this fascinating story. Always keeping you wondering how this is all going to work out. A bit confusing at times but I found myself pondering on it for hours. Beautifully written. Would definitely recommend.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

This book took me to another space in time.

This book had me spellbound.
It was gripping, addictive and amazing.
Great voices, perfect choices. 🥰

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Wonderful

Wonderful story and wonderful cast. I didn’t want it to end. Will have to check out other stories by this author and the narrators

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

Thought provoking

Enjoyed the story, but mighty confusing at times with the back and forth through time

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!