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An ocean of minutes : a novel / Thea Lim.
"America is in the grip of a deadly flu pandemic. When Frank catches the virus, his girlfriend Polly will do whatever it takes to save him, even if it means risking everything. She agrees to a radical plan--time travel has been invented in the future to thwart the virus. If she signs up for a one-way trip into the future to work as a bonded labourer, the company will pay for the life-saving treatment Frank needs. Polly promises to meet Frank again in Galveston, Texas, where she will arrive in twelve years. But when Polly is re-routed an extra five years into the future, Frank is nowhere to be found. Alone in a changed and divided America, with no status and no money, Polly must navigate a new life and find a way to locate Frank, to discover if he is alive, and if their love has endured."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780735234918 (paperback)
- Physical Description: 322 pages ; 21 cm.
- Publisher: [Toronto] : Viking, 2018.
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| General Note: | CatMonthString:october.18 |
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| Genre: | Romance fiction. Dystopian fiction. Literary fiction. Science fiction. |
| Topic Heading: | Canada Reads 2019 longlist |
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- 44 of 44 copies available at Sitka.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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| Mackenzie Public Library | LIM (Text) | 35192000417521 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Bibliothèque Ste-Anne Library | FIC LIM (Text) | 31511010024021 | English Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Burns Lake Public Library | AF LIM (Text) | 35198000661547 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Castlegar Public Library | FIC LIM (Text) | 35146002098564 | Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Dawson Creek Municipal Public Library | F LIM (Text) | DCL165650 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Fort Nelson Public Library | FIC LIM (Text) | 35246000972198 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Fraser Lake Public Library | AFTPB FIC LIM (Text) | 35195000334257 | Main Floor - Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Galiano Island Community Library | FIC LIM (Text) | 33127000150567 | Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Greenwood Public Library | Fic LIM (Text) | 35141000226697 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Hazelton Public Library | Fic (Text) | 35154000124721 | Adult Fiction - Main Floor | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Penguin Putnam
Shortlisted for the 2018 Scotiabank Giller Prize
Longlisted for the 2019 CBC Canada Reads
Longlisted for the 2019 Sunburst Award
An unforgettable love story of two people who are at once mere weeks and many years apart, for readers of Station Eleven.
America is in the grip of a deadly flu pandemic. When Frank catches the virus, his girlfriend Polly will do whatever it takes to save him, even if it means risking everything. She agrees to a radical plan. Time travel has been invented; if she signs up for a one-way trip into the future to work as a bonded labourer, the company will pay for the life-saving treatment Frank needs. Polly promises to meet Frank again in Galveston, Texas, where she will arrive in twelve years.
     But when Polly is re-routed an extra five years into the future, Frank is nowhere to be found. Alone in a changed and divided America, with no status and no money, Polly must navigate a terrifying new world to find Frank, to discover if he is alive, and to see if their love has endured.
     An Ocean of Minutes is a gorgeous, devastating novel about courage, yearning, the cost of holding onto the past--and the price of letting it go.
