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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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.