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The Time Keeper
- Author
- Mitch Albom
- Narrator
- Dan Stevens
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Publish Date
- 4 September 2012
- Run Time
- 4 hours 40 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
e returns to our world - now dominated by the obsession with time he so innocently began - and commences a journey with two unlikely partners: one a teenage girl who is about to give up on life, the other a wealthy old businessman who wants to live forever. To save himself, he must save them both. And stop the world to do so.
Gripping, simply told and filled with deep human truth, this unforgettable story will inspire readers everywhere to reconsider their own notions of time, how they spend it and how precious it truly is.
Critics Review
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Mitch Albom sees the magical in the ordinary
Cecilia Ahern
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Powerful . . . Albom has touched the lives of a lot of people he never even knew
Time
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Compelling and uplifting
Independent
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A writer with soul
Los Angeles Times
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Albom breaks hearts with his stories
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Details
- Author
- Mitch Albom
- Narrator
- Dan Stevens
- Duration
- 4 hours 40 minutes
- Release Date
- 4 September 2012
- ISBN
- 9781405515337
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Genre
- Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general
Synopsis
In this stunning new novel, the inventor of the world's first clock is punished for trying to measure time. He is banished to a cave for centuries and forced to listen to the voices of all who come after him seeking more years for themselves. At last, with his soul nearly broken, Father Time is granted his freedom, along with a mission: a chance to redeem himself by teaching two earthly people the true meaning of time.e returns to our world - now dominated by the obsession with time he so innocently began - and commences a journey with two unlikely partners: one a teenage girl who is about to give up on life, the other a wealthy old businessman who wants to live forever. To save himself, he must save them both. And stop the world to do so.Gripping, simply told and filled with deep human truth, this unforgettable story will inspire readers everywhere to reconsider their own notions of time, how they spend it and how precious it truly is.
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