The Ministry of Time
A Victorian polar explorer is yanked into present-day London, assigned a handler — and the ministry didn't plan on them falling in love.
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Le mot de POP LIVRE
Livre en anglais, d'accès facile : la langue est contemporaine et les dialogues portent la comédie. Le roman change plusieurs fois de registre — bureau, espionnage, histoire d'amour — et déroute les lecteurs qui attendent une seule tonalité. Si l'on accepte le mélange, c'est l'un des premiers romans les plus inventifs de ces dernières années.
Présentation
In the near future, a British ministry has acquired the means to pull « expats » out of history. Commander Graham Gore, polar explorer, officially died on Franklin's doomed 1845 Arctic expedition — instead he wakes up in present-day London, assigned to a civil-servant « bridge » who must help him adjust to washing machines, Spotify and women with opinions. Kaliane Bradley's debut mixes time-travel conceit, workplace comedy, spy thriller and a slow-burn love story with disarming confidence. « An outrageously brilliant debut », per Booker winner Eleanor Catton; a global bestseller since 2024, optioned by the BBC, and one of the most recommended books on Goodreads' community lists ever since.