The Time Keepers, Alyson Richman
The Time Keepers, Alyson Richman
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The Time Keepers

Author: Alyson Richman

Narrator: Caroline Lennon

Unabridged: 10 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 10/15/2024


Synopsis

This unforgettable novel captures the power of longing, loss, and love and transports us from 1979 suburban New York to war-torn Vietnam, revealing that sometimes the most unexpected friendships can save us.

Two women from different worlds, Grace and Anh, are indelibly changed when a runaway boy is found on a street in their small Long Island town. Brought together by the love of this child displaced by war, the women find friendship and healing from their own painful pasts when their lives intersect with a mysterious wounded Vietnam vet. The vet, Jack, works at the Golden Hours, a watch store that mends timepieces—and might even mend damaged souls.

Richman interweaves the journeys of these wonderfully diverse characters—who will grip, fill, and break your heart—bringing them together with the care and precision of an expert watchmaker, one piece at a time.

“A poignant, memorable tale that I loved to the very last page.”—Kristina McMorris, New York Times bestselling author of Sold on a Monday

About Alyson Richman

Alyson Richman is the author of The Rhythm of Memory, The Last Van Gogh, The Lost Wife, and Swedish Tango. A graduate of Wellesley College and a former Thomas J. Watson Fellow, she lives in Long Island with her husband and two children.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Karren on August 22, 2024

1979. Grace who lives in Bellgrove, Long Island and Anh a woman who escaped Communist ruled Vietnam meet at the end of a long day. Grace finds a young boy in the street, she takes him home and calls the police. Grace discovers his name is Bao, he’s staying at Our Lady Queen of Martyr Convent, with h......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer ~ TarHeelReader on October 15, 2024

Alyson Richman’s books are such a treat to read. I’ll never forget when I first discovered her books years ago, I bought her entire backlist and read it. My mom came to visit, devoured my copy of The Lost Wife, and then read her entire backlist, too. The Time Keepers is her newest novel. About the bo......more

Goodreads review by Una booklover más on February 13, 2023

MARAVILLOSO. Como todos los libros de Alyson Richman éste también es fantástico. Un canto a la vida, a la empatía, a las vidas que se cruzan y que nos hacen bien. Una prosa excelente que atrapa, una historia sumamente conmovedora que emociona hasta las lágrimas. Lo súper recomiendo. Es bellísimo.......more

Goodreads review by Wendy on October 30, 2024

Inspired by the true story of a Vietnamese refugee who told the story of her escape to the author. As well as stories from a wounded veteran about how lives are forever impacted by the devastation of the Vietnam war. An unforgettable story that transports us from 1979 New York to war-torn Vietnam sho......more

Goodreads review by Rachel on March 30, 2025

This was a strange read for me. The characters and story had so much potential but I disliked how it jumped around from like eight people’s viewpoints and it was only a couple pages from each view. I liked the topic of the Vietnam war and would have really liked the story if it was told from fewer v......more