Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Club
Hybrid
Tuesday, October 20
7:00pm - 8:30pm
Aspen Drive Library, Vernon Hills
The Workshop, Virtual Meeting RoomJoin us to discuss THE MINISTRY OF TIME by Kaliane Bradley. Anyone who has read the book is welcome to drop in; please contact bookdiscussion@cooklib.org for the Zoom link. DROP IN
Anyone who has read the book is welcome to drop in, but this club is currently closed to new ongoing members. If you are interested in joining the waiting list, fill out this form. You may also contact our Book Club Associate, Amy Becker-Perez, at aperez@cooklib.org or 847-362-2330 x1145.
About the Book
"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."-- Provided by publisher.
Aspen Drive Library, Vernon Hills
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