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The Time Keeper Hardcover – Import, 4 September 2012
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The man who became Father Time.
In Mitch Albom's newest work of fiction, the inventor of the world's first clock is punished for trying to measure God's greatest gift. He is banished to a cave for centuries and forced to listen to the voices of all who come after him seeking more days, more years. Eventually, with his soul nearly broken, Father Time is granted his freedom, along with a magical hourglass and a mission: a chance to redeem himself by teaching two earthly people the true meaning of time.
He returns to our world--now dominated by the hour-counting 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.
Told in Albom's signature spare, evocative prose, this remarkably original tale will inspire readers everywhere to reconsider their own notions of time, how they spend it and how precious it truly is.
- Print length240 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherHyperion
- Publication date4 September 2012
- Reading age18 years and up
- Dimensions13.02 x 18.42 cm
- ISBN-101401322786
- ISBN-13978-1401322786
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- Publisher : Hyperion; 1st edition (4 September 2012)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 240 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1401322786
- ISBN-13 : 978-1401322786
- Reading age : 18 years and up
- Item Weight : 227 g
- Dimensions : 13.02 x 18.42 cm
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About the author

Mitch Albom is the author of numerous books of fiction and nonfiction, which have collectively sold more than forty million copies in forty-seven languages worldwide. He has written seven number-one New York Times bestsellers – including TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE, the bestselling memoir of all time, which topped the list for four straight years – award-winning TV films, stage plays, screenplays, a nationally syndicated newspaper column, and a musical. Through his work at the Detroit Free Press, he was inducted into both the National Sports Media Association and Michigan Sports halls of fame and is the recipient of the 2010 Red Smith Award for lifetime achievement. After bestselling memoir FINDING CHIKA and “Human Touch,” the weekly serial written and published online in real-time to raise funds for pandemic relief, his latest work is a return to fiction with THE STRANGER IN THE LIFEBOAT (Harper, November 2021). He founded and oversees SAY Detroit, a consortium of nine different charitable operations in his hometown, including a nonprofit dessert shop and food product line to fund programs for Detroit’s most underserved citizens. He also operates an orphanage in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, which he visits monthly. He lives with his wife, Janine, in Michigan. Learn more at www.mitchalbom.com, www.saydetroit.org, and www.havefaithaiti.org.
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Full of valuable lessons about time & Life.
Simple yet extraordinary story!!!
DEFINITELY THE BOOK DESRVES FIVE STAR. WRITTEN IN A VERY SIMPLE LANGUAGE.
YOU CAN JUST IMAGINE A HOLLYWOOD MOVIE PLAYING IN THE BACKGROUND. JUST WOW. I'LL RE-READ IT AND I WILL GO THROUGH ALL THE BOOKS OF MITCH ALBOM. THANKS TO MITCH FOR A WONDERFUL BOOK
Fifth book of this beautiful writer... Tuesdays with Morrie, Five people you meet in Heaven, For one more day, First phone call from Heaven, Time Keeper...
Every time I write about any of his books, I will keep recalling all the books that I have read... Such mesmerizing, perfectly-defining-life books... He is the best self-help author that I know of... Of course, there is Paulo whom I admire to the core. Yet, there is a distinction between these writers. Paulo's books are full of quotes which give you the headlines about life. Mitch Albom's books are the op-ed pages of life. Now, you get it right.
Dor tries to measure everything that he can think of. Even time. He observes that the shadow of an object is the same on every day and herein lies the story of measuring time. He loves only two things - his wife Alli and measuring time. But, when his wife dies of a disease, he decides it is time to teach God a lesson and he climbs a very tall tower to reach God. Then, a blessing or a curse depending on whose perspective you take, God allows Dor to live for eternity. Come back to today and Dor has to teach the value of time to two people - One who is craving for more and one who wants to end their time in this world.
One of the best things about his books is that they are very small. You can complete them in one sitting. Moreover, the way he writes is plain simple. Nothing more and nothing less. Just enough to describe the situation.
Great, imaginative and different from what I have read so far.
The way Mitch Albom sets this novel in three different parts and then merging them in the end, it was beautifully done.
And it gives a great message related to time in life. (You can't control it but you can utilize it to the fullest)
A must read.

Great, imaginative and different from what I have read so far.
The way Mitch Albom sets this novel in three different parts and then merging them in the end, it was beautifully done.
And it gives a great message related to time in life. (You can't control it but you can utilize it to the fullest)
A must read.


The book content is very meaningful. This book defines what is meant by time.
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===Sort Synopsis===
This story starts 6 millennia ago when a man first discovers how to record time and is banished and turned into Father Time.
Only in the 20th century is he released to make amends - ad he has two people to meet up with and work through their problems. A fictional fable about how we think of everything in relation to Time.
===My Opinion===
I have been quite a fan of Mitch Albom, enjoying his two other books, 'The Five People You Meet in Heaven' and 'Tuesdays with Morrie'.
I quite enjoy time travel stories so when say this book was newly released on Amazon I decided to give it a try.
Like all other of Mitch's books it is written in an easy to read style. The chapters are very short and there are quite a few pages with just a few lines of writing on, so although the book is classed as
256 pages the actual story only takes up 136 of them and being short chapters as well you can read it really quickly. You could easily finish it in a day.
I am not quite sure what I think of this book and it was not until you actually got to the end of the story that you had any idea how things would work out.
The main character is Dor, who is clever and figures out how to record time with sticks and shadows. For bringing the awareness of time to the human race he is banished - but then comes back to save two individuals.
I am sorry to say this book did not grip me quite as the other Mitch Albom books did. I enjoyed reading it and wanted to keep reading the net page and the next age, but although it was dealing with how we think of time and how we value it, or not, it did not really resonate with me as much as it should have done.
According to the book 'everything happens when it is supposed to'.
You get to see a certain part of the future where ' everyone can live longer than we imagined. They fill every waking minute with action, but they are empty'.
It is a moral tale to encourage people to value the time they have, and not to wish for the past or the future - tie is limited on earth - so that we value it more - ''There is a reason God limited our days - to make each one special'. For 'when you are measuring time, you are not living it'.
I did enjoy this book in its way - and am not sure really why I feel slightly detached from the characters. I would recommend this as a quick short read - quite enjoyable - but not quite as good as some of Albom's other works

Eventually he is granted his freedom. He is given an hour glass and a mission - a chance to redeem himself by teaching 2 people on earth the true meaning of time.
Mitch Albom tells a touching story which everyone can relate to. This book is philosophical, touching and insightful - A true gem

How busy we are in today’s society. Always looking for that extra hour, another job off out to do list.
A truly lovely read.
Cherish your hours, your days, your weeks. Don’t waste your time - it’s precious.
Eat that cake, leave the chores till tomorrow. Who cares? Spend your time wisely. Because in the end it’s all you’ll have to count. Don’t regret what you spent your time doing.
Love, laugh, live.

