Book completed

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The Ministry of Time, by Kaliane Bradley. It is London in the very near future, and our main character, whose mother survived the Cambodian genocide, takes a new job as a “bridge” for someone who has been brought forward in time. Yes, there’s a time machine, and five people from Britain’s past who were considered dead by their contemporaries get a chance to live again. Our main character is a thoughtful young woman who is very attracted to her “ex-pat” and helps him adjust to modern Britain as it faces climate challenges… and then the book turns into a thriller, with exciting twists and turns. Wow. Without spoiling too much, since this information is present from the start of the book, I can say that if you’ve had a lifelong crush on Graham Gore, a handsome and likeable member of a failed Arctic expedition who had apparently also been on the Beagle with Darwin, then this is the book for you! (I don’t personally know the names of people who died exploring the Arctic, but apparently some people do.) This book was definitely a pleasure to read.