Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #16211 in Books
• Published on: 2004-01-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 224 pages

Review
Every once in a blue moon a novel turns up which has a magic all of its own. Such a book was In the Place of Fallen Leaves by Tim Pears back in 1993; and now here is another heralded by Dan Franklin, publishing director of Cape, as a book "everyone falls in love with". How right he is. It's the story of Henry and Claire, who meet when Claire is aged six and Henry in his 30s. They were married when Claire was 20 and Henry 28, which is possible because Henry can time travel. It is not science fiction, but a love story with a difference - a wonderful, strange and original novel which is both moving and funny - you must get a copy and read it. I can't praise it too highly. Film rights bought by New Line Cinema in association with Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston.

You magazine, Mail on Sunday, 21st December 2003
'A magical debut novel'

Zembla magazine, Dec 2003
'Quite simply stunning - sensitive, inventive, original and todl with a mature and evenly weighed style'

Customer Reviews

Unputdownable
I read this book when it first came out and I find when I try to describe its appeal to others I can never do it justice. Talking about a love story involving a time traveller just makes it sound lightweight and silly. And yet I think it's one of the best novels I've ever read. It even made me laugh out loud at times - something I rarely do when reading! I found myself hiding upstairs reading it when I was supposed to be doing something else and even felt compelled to take it everywhere with me just in case I found a spare minute or so. It got dangerous at the point when I found myself wanting to pick it up at traffic lights! (I resisted the temptation!) Sadly I've lent it to so many people I've now lost track of it.

A truely amazing love story
An amazing lovey story that is so different from anything I have ever read. It was the first novel I had read in some time and it just blew me away. It is inspiring and fresh and will capture you till the end.

Good, light hearted read.
I really enjoyed this book. Once you get used to all the to-ing and fro-ing, and take it for what it is (mostly a typical love story with devoted girl, naughty-boy-turned-good-husband) then it is great. A perfect holiday read.