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Time-Traveling Love: Debut Novel Explores Colonialism and Climate

3/5/2026

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Story summary

The Ministry of Time, a debut novel by Kaliane Bradley (author), opens with a job interview for a British Cambodian civil servant.
She learns her role involves assisting time-traveling expats from history.
The narrative blends sci-fi and romance and explores climate crisis, colonialism, and forced migration.
Katie Leung narrates, with perspectives from Commander Graham Gore, a figure from the 1845 Franklin expedition.

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Story summary

The Ministry of Time, a debut novel by Kaliane Bradley (author), opens with a job interview for a British Cambodian civil servant.
She learns her role involves assisting time-traveling expats from history.
The narrative blends sci-fi and romance and explores climate crisis, colonialism, and forced migration.
Katie Leung narrates, with perspectives from Commander Graham Gore, a figure from the 1845 Franklin expedition.