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A WORD FROM SARA:

 Since childhood I’ve lost myself in books. Or, rather, I’ve found myself in books. I write the books and plays I would like to read and see. Writing to me is an intimate act for both reader and writer. It is the interiority of the one addressing the interiority of the other. As well, it is a space to explore complexity in a world that is becoming increasingly reductive.

I hope to move and challenge readers through an aesthetic experience, to open the reader to the often messy interior lives of others, and to thereby enlarge and enliven the reader’s world.

  • "Baker's (Mail-Order Bride, 2017) prose is crisp and precise, tethered to her characters' emotions in a way that imbues every scene and observation with meaning…The characters are finely drawn, and Baker isn't afraid to spend a lot of time on the way they process the eruptions in their lives…this is a serious and engrossing exploration of tragedy and the emotions that come with it."

    —Kirkus Reviews

  • A superbly crafted novel that blends elements of a thriller with magical realism, The Timekeeper's Son is a unique and memorably entertaining read from beginning to end.

    —Midwest Book Review

  • I would like to thank NetGalley and Deeds Publishing for an ARC of The Timekeeper's Son by Sara Baker. Wow!! This is an intriguing and complex novel dealing with modern day complications of family interactions during adverse times, poor decisions and consequences.... This is a book that makes me reflect on many things, and I would recommend it.

    —NetGalley Review

  • With the precision of a clockmaker, Sara Baker has set into place the gears that move her characters from an horrific incident, through the inevitable mazes that comprise life after, to the satisfying ending of a father/son story framed by loss and recovery.

    —Suzanne Strempek Shea, prizewinning author of Make a Wish, But Not for Money

Sara T. Baker publications Sara T. Baker Bestseller "The Timekeeper's Son" novels Sara T. Baker literary works southern contemporary novels

tHE tIMEKEEPER’S SON

A small Southern town. A restless boy. An embittered father. And late one night, a careless mistake.

Set against the legacy of the Civil Rights era and the fraying social net of the New South, The Timekeeper's Son weaves the lives of its characters together, exposing hidden fears, discarded dreams, strained relationships, and miscommunications. It explores themes of grief and forgiveness, isolation and connection, masks and disguises, all while depicting its characters' lives with tender intimacy. Written with a poet's sensibility to language and imagery, with impeccable pacing, and with elements of both the thriller and magical realism, this is a singular novel not to be missed.