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24 alternatives to A Gap in Time

Jeanette Winterson’s retelling of Shakespeares Winter’s Tale

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. A Gap in Time launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   The Shape of Time▲62

   Remarks on the history of things

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Morning Short: "In The Home Stretch" By Robert Frost▲53

   An amazing narrative poem about the relativity of time

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   The Flight of the Silvers▲63

   A world of time travel and disruption.

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Sapiens▲185

   A brief history of humankind

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   The Last Love Song▲117

   A biography of Joan Didion

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   The Folded Clock▲70

   Diary of a modern writer

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   The Book of Disquiet▲61

   A haunting mosaic of dreams

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Light▲58

   A Radiant History from Creation to the Quantum Age

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Time Travel: A History▲63

   A meditation on exploring time, travel, and technology

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    The Gene▲64

    An Intimate History

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11BD
    Booknshelf – Discover great books on different topics▲89

    2017 · booknshelf.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    A Tale of Two Cities▲54

    A classic that’s a fantastic read.

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    The Throwback Special▲61

    A Novel

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    The Child Poet▲60

    A life cleaved by two accidents

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe▲65

    A classic from C.S. Lewis

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Revisionist History by Malcolm Gladwell▲65

    The Lady Vanishes: The past deserves a second chance

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Dark Matter of the Mind▲67

    The Culturally Articulated Unconscious

    2017 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Story▲83

    The classic guide to the fundamentals of storytelling

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    A Night to Remember by Walter Lord▲99

    The classic account of the final of the Titanic

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Gutshot: Stories▲128

    Isolation and coupling are pushed to their dark edges

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Between Two Fires▲3

    Medieval times meets the end of days.

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Wait▲74

    The art and science of delay

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Meaningful▲69

    The story of ideas that fly

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    The Divide▲63

    American Injustice in the Age of the Wealth Gap

    2016 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →