Alba DeTamble

Henry and Alba 

Alba is Henry and Clare's daughter. Alba is a loving child who is always the life of the party no matter what she is doing she is always making people smile. She has the same genetic disorder and Henry but she has much more control over when she wants to go or where she wants to go. Alba is a very strong young girl and also like Clare had to mature at a young age. When Alba is five years old Henry is shot while he is time travelling and passes away. It puts a lot of strain on Clare and she becomes depressed until Alba pulls her out of it. Alba is very intelligent and loves to learn about the past and history which is why she loves time traveling so much. She spends a lot of one on one time with Henry's father as he teaches her all she needs to know to be a phenomenal violinist.

[Clare:] My body wanted a baby. […] I wanted someone to love who would stay: stay and be there, always. (Niffenegger, 233)


This quote is from Clare talking about how badly she wanted a child. After six miscarriages she finally got the daughter that she wanted, Alba.