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The Bone Clocks

Winner of the World Fantasy Award and Longlisted for the Booker and Folio Prizes
By David Mitchell
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In The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell, readers follow the life of a rebellious teenager, Holly Sykes, over several decades as she becomes entangled in a mysterious war between two rival groups of mystics with immortal powers. The narrative unfolds through interconnected stories, each offering a fresh perspective while delving into themes of time, reality, and the nature of conflict, all set against a backdrop of vivid, richly detailed settings.
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You might enjoy this book if you're drawn to intricate narratives that weave together multiple timelines and perspectives. It beautifully combines elements of fantasy with contemporary fiction, exploring themes of time, mortality, and the complexities of human nature. Fans of character-driven stories with a touch of the supernatural will likely find it a captivating read.

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The dazzling new novel from the author of Cloud Atlas, at once the kaleidoscopic story of an unusual woman's life, a metaphysical thriller and a profound meditation on mortality and survival.

The dazzling new novel from the author of Cloud Atlas, at once the kaleidoscopic story of an unusual woman's life, a metaphysical thriller and a profound meditation on mortality and survival.

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A metaphysical thriller, meditation on mortality, and chronicle of our self-devouring times, this is the kaleidoscopic new novel from the author of Cloud Atlas.

LONG LISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2014

One drowsy summer's day in 1984, teenage runaway Holly Sykes encounters a strange woman who offers a small kindness in exchange for 'asylum'. Decades will pass before Holly understands exactly what sort of asylum the woman was seeking...

The Bone Clocks follows the twists and turns of Holly's life from a scarred adolescence in Gravesend to old age on Ireland's Atlantic coast as Europe's oil supply dries up - a life not so far out of the ordinary, yet punctuated by flashes of precognition, visits from people who emerge from thin air, and brief lapses in the laws of reality. For Holly Sykes - daughter, sister, mother, guardian - is also an unwitting player in a murderous feud played out in the shadows and margins of our world, and may prove to be its decisive weapon.

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David Mitchell's The Bone Clocks is praised for its innovative and adventurous narrative, seamlessly blending fiction and science. Reviewers commend its vibrant storytelling and creative energy, noting Mitchell's skillful combination of humour, experimentation, and compelling narrative. The book is recognised for its dynamic range, from intricate character development to a vivid portrayal of future scenarios, all delivered with a lively and engaging prose style.

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ISBN: 9780340921623

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 18 June 2015

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Sceptre

Illustration: 6

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 42.0mm

Width: 135.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 444g

Pages: 640

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About the Author

David Mitchell is one of the most acclaimed authors of his generation - 'Just about the most audacious, thrilling and, above all, entertaining young British novelist there is' (Observer). He has been shortlisted twice for the Man Booker Prize and longlisted four times, as well as won the John Llewellyn Rhys, Geoffrey Faber Memorial and South Bank Show Literature Prizes, and the Richard & Judy Best Read. He was also selected as one of Granta's Best Young British Novelists in 2003 and named by Time as one of the world's 100 most influential people in 2007. His previous novels are Ghostwritten, number9dream, Cloud Atlas, which was adapted for film in 2012, Black Swan Green and The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet.

In 2013, The Reason I Jump: One Boy's Voice From the Silence of Autism by Naoki Higashida was published in a translation from the Japanese by David Mitchell and KA Yoshida. It was an immediate bestseller in the UK and later in the US as well. The Bone Clocks is David Mitchell's sixth novel.

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