Book description
WINNER OF THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE 2023
A GUARDIAN AND FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR
'The most exquisite kind of literature... I've put it on a special shelf in my library that I reserve for books that demand to be revisited every now and then. '
OLGA TOKARCZUK, author…
- Coming soon!
Why read it?
1 author picked Time Shelter as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This International Booker Prize-winning novel features a man called Gaustine who opens a clinic for the past for Alzheimer’s patients, with each floor reproducing a different decade. However, the clinic then becomes incredibly popular, with lots of people wanting to return to a different time.
This book really spoke to me as we’ve had a number of family members with dementia and I’ve spent a lot of time reminiscing with them over the past few years. Also, who can resist the temptation to fantasize about returning to the decade when we thought the clothes were best, the music was best,…
If you love Time Shelter...
These Blue Mountains
A moving story of love, betrayal, and the enduring power of hope in the face of darkness.
German pianist Hedda Schlagel's world collapsed when her fiancé, Fritz, vanished after being sent to an enemy alien camp in the United States during the Great War. Fifteen years later, in 1932, Hedda…
Want books like Time Shelter?
Our community of 12,000+ authors has personally recommended 10 books like Time Shelter.
Share your top 3 reads of 2025!
And get a beautiful page showing off your 3 favorite reads.
1,366
readers submitted
so far, will you?
📚 If you like Time Shelter, you might also like...
The Duke's Christmas Redemption
A Duke who has rejected love, a Lady who dreams of a love match, an arranged marriage, a house full of secrets, a most unneighborly neighbor, a plot to destroy reputations, an unexpected love that redeems it all.
Lady Charlotte Wyndham, given in an arranged marriage to a man she…
Coyote Weather
Coyote weather is the feral, hungry season, drought-stricken, and ready to catch fire. It’s 1967, and the American culture is violently remaking itself while the country is forcibly sending its young men to fight in a deeply unpopular war.
Jerry has stubbornly made no plans for the future because he…
