Clare, a beautiful art student, and Henry, a hip librarian, have known each other since Clare was six and Henry was thirty-six -- but they were married when Clare was twenty-three and Henry was thirty-one! Henry is one of the first people diagnosed with Chrono-Displacement Disorder. Periodically his genetic clock resets and he finds himself misplaced in time, spontaneously disappearing and having unpredictable, harrowing or amusing experiences.