The Ministry of Time writer talks to us about writing this summer's runaway hit
Ministry of Time.- by kaliane bradley.- Summary
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I've never been in love with a Victorian polar explorer before. The idea simply never crossed my mind, mostly due to lack of exposure: Outside of the (very good) TV series The Terror, I've honestly never had much time to consider them, or the many ways they can be charming. Kaliane Bradley has, though—and she's written an entire book that might convince you to love one, too.
The Ministry of Time, Bradley's debut novel, follows an unnamed protagonist who works for the British government on a top-secret time travel project. In an experiment to test the limits of their technology, the eponymous ministry has plucked a number of "expats" throughout history and paired them with handlers called "bridges", to effectively be their roommates, reporting on how well the expats are adjusting to modernity. The protagonist's assigned expat is Lieutenant Graham Gore, a polar explorer previously assigned to HMS Erebus (a sister ship to The Terror), and eventually a man she will crush extremely hard on.
