Why read Time Shelter?

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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…

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Why read it?

1 author picked Time Shelter as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Lesley Kelly

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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,…

From Lesley's 3 favorite reads in 2023.