{"product_id":"the-ministry-of-time-the-romantic-sci-fi-comedic-literary-genre-defying-bestseller","title":"The Ministry of Time: The romantic, sci-fi, comedic, literary, genre-defying bestseller","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eThe sensational \u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller\u003c\/b\u003e     \u003cbr\u003e    \u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction, shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award, and a finalist for a Hugo Award \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The hit of the year'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA civil servant is offered a lucrative job in a mysterious new government ministry gathering 'expats' from across history to test whether time-travel is feasible. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHer role is to work as a 'bridge': living with, supporting and monitoring expat '1847' - Commander Graham Gore, a former Victorian polar explorer. Gore, an adventurer by trade, soon adjusts to this bizarre new world of washing machines, feminism and Spotify; and during a long, sultry summer the pair move from awkwardness to friendship to something more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut as the true shape of the project that brought them together begins to emerge, Gore and the bridge are forced to confront their past choices and imagined futures. Can love triumph over the histories that have shaped them? And how do you defy that history when it is living in your house?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Addictive'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Crack this book open and you'll see how time can disappear'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Readers, I envy you: there's a smart, witty novel in your future'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'Kaliane Bradley's fish-out-of-water rom-com has a winning premise. [...] The book's combination of whimsy and seriousness works brilliantly.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e, Summer Reads\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This time-travelling love story is the perfect mix of witty, sexy and moving.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping, \u003c\/i\u003e50 best ever beach reads\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003eA Barack Obama reading pick\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for comic fiction\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the Edward Stanford Travel Writing Award\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the Climate Fiction Prize\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the Jhalak Prize\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cb\u003eLonglisted for a British Book Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003eA book of the year for: the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard, Spectator\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRed\u003c\/i\u003e, NPR, \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair, People\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAdvocate\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSydney Morning Herald\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDen of Geek, Good Housekeeping, \u003c\/i\u003eGoodreads, NetGalley and \u003ci\u003eSmithsonian Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e*** This book has been printed with four different colour cover designs, available for limited time only. Colours will be assigned at random when your order is despatched. ***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 368 pages | Published January 1970\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sceptre","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63166659789149,"sku":"9781399726368","price":12.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/3459\/8749\/files\/9781399726368.jpg?v=1768993636","url":"https:\/\/www.thebookmark.ie\/products\/the-ministry-of-time-the-romantic-sci-fi-comedic-literary-genre-defying-bestseller","provider":"The Bookmark ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}