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Audrey Niffenegger

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Audrey Niffenegger (born June 13, 1963 in South Haven, Michigan) is a writer and artist. She is also a professor in the MFA Creative Writing Program at Columbia College Chicago.

Niffenegger's debut novel, The Time Traveler's Wife (2003), was a national bestseller. The Time Traveler's Wife is an unconventional love story that centers on a man with a strange genetic disorder that causes him to unpredictably time-travel and his wife, an artist, who has to cope with his constant absence.

Her Fearful Symmetry (2009), Niffenegger's second novel, is set in London's Highgate Cemetery where, during research for the book, Niffenegger acted as a tour guide.

Niffenegger has also published graphic and illustrated novels including: The Adventuress (2006), ...more

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Audrey Niffenegger reading at Powell’s Bookstore Chicago for Chicago Independent Bookstore Day

On May 2nd 2015, at 7:00 p.m., Audrey will be celebrating Chicago Independent Bookstore Day – part of the national Independent Bookstore Day – at Powell’s Bookstore Chicago and will read and sign copies of her books. She is the author of the international bestsellers The Time Traveler’s Wife and Her Fearful Symmetry, as well as the illustrated books The Three Incestuous Sisters, The Adventuress...

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	The Time Traveler's Wife 3.96 avg rating — 1,452,072 ratings — published 2003 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Her Fearful Symmetry 3.24 avg rating — 84,117 ratings — published 2009 — 75 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Night Bookmobile 3.49 avg rating — 5,762 ratings — published 2008 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Raven Girl 3.32 avg rating — 3,926 ratings — published 2013 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Three Incestuous Sisters 3.30 avg rating — 2,916 ratings — published 2005 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ghostly: A Collection of Ghost Stories 3.47 avg rating — 1,443 ratings — published 2015 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Adventuress 3.33 avg rating — 1,072 ratings — published 2006 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bizarre Romance by Audrey Niffenegger (Goodreads Author), Eddie Campbell (Illustrator) 3.31 avg rating — 556 ratings — published 2018 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Awake in the Dream World: The Art of Audrey Niffenegger by Audrey Niffenegger (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Susan Fisher Sterling (Text) , Krystyna Wasserman (Text) 3.66 avg rating — 133 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Chinchilla Girl in Exile 3.60 avg rating — 58 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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"The Raven Girl longs to escape the constraints of her human body in this dark fairy tale, written and illustrated by the author of The Time Traveler's Wife." ...More

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"I am not naturally given to the romantic or the lighthearted. I realized when I was about halfway into Time Traveler that it was so dark and so bleak that no one would read it. So I had to get in there and start balancing that." ...More

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Audrey Niffenegger made a comment on Zola Books Exclusive: The Time Traveler’s Wife E-book (plus 25 page sequel excerpt!) " Well, I have to write the rest of it, so not for quite a while, I'm afraid. I began it specially for this Zola Books e-edition, and then decided to ke ...more "
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Audrey Niffenegger made a comment in the group TNBBC Presents-- Audrey Niffenegger Author Q&A — Welcome Audrey!! topic " Michael wrote: "Lori and others: It's funny that you ask, because Audrey just got back from her European tour last night, so I expect she'll drop in t ...more "
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Audrey Niffenegger made a comment in the group TNBBC Presents-- Audrey Niffenegger Author Q&A — What makes Audrey tick? topic " Lori wrote: "Audrey, how is the book tour going? Where are you currently, and what do you do when you are not reading at an event during the tour?" Gre ...more "
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Audrey Niffenegger made a comment in the group TNBBC Presents-- Audrey Niffenegger Author Q&A — Questions for Her Fearful Symmetry topic " Boof wrote: "Audrey wrote: "Lori wrote: "Audrey, I watched an interview of you where you spoke about the creation of your characters. Specifically abo ...more "
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Audrey Niffenegger made a comment in the group TNBBC Presents-- Audrey Niffenegger Author Q&A — Questions for The Time Traveler's Wife - Novel topic " Fran wrote: "It is sort of dumb of me to ask a "technical question" about something that is as obviously fictional as time travel. But here goes. . . ...more "
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“Don't you think it's better to be extremely happy for a short while, even if you lose it, than to be just okay for your whole life?”
― Audrey Niffenegger, The Time Traveler's Wife

tags: life

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“Love the world and yourself in it, move through it as though it offers no resistance, as though the world is your natural element.”
― Audrey Niffenegger, The Time Traveler's Wife

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“I won't ever leave you, even though you're always leaving me.”
― Audrey Niffenegger, The Time Traveler's Wife

tags: heartbreak, love

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The Women in the Castle

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Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers Who Helped Win World War II

by Liza Mundy

12 votes, 23.1%

There There

by Tommy Orange

10 votes, 19.2%

The Time Traveler's Wife

by Audrey Niffenegger

10 votes, 19.2%

Exit West

by Mohsin Hamid

2 votes, 3.8%

In The Shadow of 10,000 Hills

by Jennifer Haupt

2 votes, 3.8%

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