The Time Traveler's Wife

The discussion guide for The Time Traveler's Wife consistently makes the ReadingGroupGuides.com list of Ongoing Favorites. No doubt inspired by anticipation of the movie version, it was the #1 requested guide in that category for July. For book clubs planning to see the film, the wait is over --- it opens in theaters today.

The Time Traveler's Wife , Audrey Niffenegger's debut novel, is the story of Clare, an art student, and Henry, a librarian, and the effects of time travel on their relationship. Click here to see Niffenegger talking about the book. Her second novel, Her Fearful Symmetry, is on sale next month.

On Bookreporter.com several years ago we asked, "What book do you think best depicts the romance between a married couple?" The Time Traveler's Wife was a popular choice, with one reader commenting, "I pray to be blessed with a love so boundless by time, age, affliction and death. The love that Henry and Clare shared in this tale was beautiful and yet not without conflict and occasional sorrows as true love is. I will not soon forget their story."