Super Short Summary

In The Time Keeper by Mitch Albom, Dor, the inventor of the world's first clock, is punished by the gods for attempting to measure time and is banished to a cave where he becomes the ageless Father Time. To earn his freedom, he must teach two modern-day individuals—the despairing teenager Sarah Lemon and the terminally ill businessman Victor Delamonte—the true meaning of time, using a magical hourglass and his own experiences. The novel includes depictions of suicide, suicidal ideation, and sexual assault.