“I kept quiet, but the knowledge gathered like a storm. I could see the future: My father wasn't coming back. And this one fact seemed to point to other facts and others still: Love frays and humans fail, time passes, eras end.”
Quote by Karen Thompson Walker
Work
The Age of Miracles: A Novel
This novel presents a quiet, introspective tale of transformation set in a near-future America. The story follows eleven-year-old Julia on the last day of her school year in a California suburb, where the planet's rotation gradually decelerates, causing days and nights to extend beyond their usual twenty-four-hour cycle. As the global phenomenon continues, the community must adapt to lengthening sunlight hours, shifting tides, and changing seasonal patterns. The narrative examines the subtle ways extraordinary changes impact ordinary life, focusing on Julia's personal journey as she navigates family dynamics, friendship, and the uncertain future alongside her neighbors. The novel blends Coming-of-age elements with speculative fiction, offering a contemplative meditation on resilience, community, and how humans respond to the incomprehensible vastness of cosmic change. more
Author
Karen Thompson Walker
Karen Thompson Walker is an American author known for her unique science fiction novels. Her works often explore profound themes of human existence, such as time, memory, and identity. Although her exact birth and death dates are unknown, she has achieved significant accomplishments in her writing career. more
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