Critically Acclaimed by Kirkus and BookLife

Situated in the contemporary New South, The Timekeeper's Son masterfully weaves a narrative of intertwined destinies and hidden truths. Sara Baker’s sophisticated storytelling delves into the complexities of grief, forgiveness, and the universal human longing for connection, while unmasking the façades we construct to shield ourselves from life’s harsh realities. With the lyrical elegance of a poet and the tension of a thriller, this novel deftly blurs the boundaries between the real and the mystical, offering readers an experience that is both deeply resonant and unforgettable. The Timekeeper's Son is essential reading for those who appreciate literature rich in emotional depth and nuance.

The Timekeeper’s Son

  • 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

  • Ms. Baker narrates The Timekeeper's Son in a series of vignettes, moving deftly among the points of view of the main characters.  In precise, often lyrical prose, she renders their inner lives, particularly the private dreams and disappointments they harbor.

    —Molly Hurley Moran, Southern Literary Review

Meet the author:

Sara T. Baker

Sara Baker's fiction has been widely published in literary journals, including the Crab Orchard Review, Cleaver, Confrontation, H.O.W. Journal, China Grove, theintima.com, The Examined Life Journal, The New Quarterly, The Lullwater Review. Her work has been shortlisted for the Bridport Prize and the Fish Short Story Contest. Her poetry has been published in the New Ohio Review, Poetry East, Southern Poetry Review, Stone, River, Sky: an Anthology of Georgia Poetry, The 2011 Hippocrates Prize for Poetry and Medicine, The Apalachee Review, The Healing Muse, Ars Medica, and elsewhere. After teaching English literature and writing at the college level for fifteen years, Sara’s own experience with illness and loss spurred her to design and facilitate a writing-to-heal workshop for cancer patients and caregivers at the Loran Smith Center for Cancer Support in Athens, Georgia. Over the eleven years she ran those workshops, she presented and published extensively in the field of expressive writing. Her passion to share the healing that can emerge from writing comes directly from her own experiences. Sara lives in Athens, Georgia, with her husband, physicist and author Todd Baker.

They have four adult children. When not writing or teaching, Sara is an avid gardener, dancer and dog lover.

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