by Mitch Albom
First published 2012
Banished to a cave for centuries, the inventor of the world's first clock is forced to listen to the pleas of those seeking more time. When a young woman's desperation to save her dying father sets them on a collision course, the Timekeeper must race against the very invention that damned him to restore the balance between life and death.
Genres: fiction, literary-fiction, fantasy, magical-realism
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, thought-provoking
Tropes: race-against-time, redemption
240 pages · Paperback · Grand Central Publishing