Due to a genetic disorder, Henry DeTamble reacts to stress by jumping to important and unimportant moments of his life, including many visits to his once and future wife.

To me, the story owes a lot to one of F.M. Busby's stories (“If This Is Winnetka, You Must Be Judy”)—a debt that Niffenegger might be acknowledging in the quote below.
Could I? Do I have kids, Henry? In 2006 do I have a husband and a house in Winnetka and 2.5 kids?

Variants

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  1. The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger (McAdam / Cage Publishing, September 2003).
    2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . written by Audrey Niffenegger

Derived Works

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  1. The Time Traveler’s Wife by Bruce Joel Rubin, directed by Robert Schwentke (14 August 2009).