Book Review: The Ministry Of Time

The Ministry of Time
By Kaliane Bradley
Review by Dave

Kaliane Bradley’s hotly sought-after debut is many different genres rolled into one. The result is a fresh, funny, satirical novel that’s both intelligent and hugely enjoyable.

Themes of climate change, the refugee crisis and totalitarianism make it a tense and violent read at times, but it’s also full of humanity, warmth and hope. It features a love-story between a time-travelling Arctic explorer from 1847 and the civil servant given the job of minding and educating him about the near-future London in which he finds himself.

The story is full of clever twists. In fact, when I got to the end, I immediately read it again. I had to unpack how she’d done it, and loved spotting the clues she drops along the way.

It’s a very sophisticated debut, and I’m hungry to read whatever she writes next.