A haunting and original coming-of-age story set against an extraordinary global crisis—the day the world’s rotation begins to slow.
 
One morning, eleven-year-old Julia wakes to discover that the world is changing: the Earth’s rotation has slowed, days and nights are growing longer, and gravity itself seems altered. As society struggles to adapt to the “slowing,” Julia’s quiet California suburb becomes a mirror of a world losing balance. Friendships fracture, love deepens, and time itself begins to feel fragile.
 
In The Age of Miracles, Karen Thompson Walker combines science, emotion, and wonder in a stunning debut novel that captures both cosmic awe and intimate human experience. Through Julia’s eyes, we witness not only the collapse of systems—political, environmental, and social—but also the tender transformation of adolescence.
Walker’s prose is lyrical yet grounded, balancing the enormity of a world tilting off its axis with the small, aching details of growing up: first love, family tension, and the dawning awareness of mortality.
 
More than a dystopian tale, The Age of Miracles is a meditation on resilience and the beauty of life’s ordinary moments, even as everything we know begins to shift.
 
💖 Why You’ll Love It
A breathtaking blend of literary fiction and speculative science.
Evocative, poetic writing that feels intimate and universal.
A fresh take on coming-of-age amid environmental upheaval.
Perfect for fans of Station Eleven and Never Let Me Go.
A deeply human story about time, loss, and the persistence of hope.
 
🌟 Perfect For
Readers who love thoughtful dystopian or literary fiction.
Fans of Emily St. John Mandel, Kazuo Ishiguro, and Celeste Ng.
Book clubs discussing climate change, adolescence, and memory.
Anyone drawn to quiet, beautiful stories with emotional depth.
 
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Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel — art and humanity after collapse.
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro — a poignant look at youth and mortality.
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro — the fragility and wonder of existence.