Nominee · The Booker Prize 2015
The Chimes
by Anna Smaill
2015 novel by Anna Smaill
A boy stands on the roadside on his way to London, alone in the rain. No memories, beyond what he can hold in his hands at any given moment. No directions, as written words have long since been forbidden. No parents - just a melody that tugs at him, a thread to follow. A song that says if he can just get to the capital, he may find some answers about what happened to them. The world around Simon sings, each movement a pulse of rhythm, each object weaving its own melody, music ringing in every drop of air.
Synopsis from Open Library.
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 304
- ISBN
- 9781444794533
- Subjects
- Memory, Synesthesia, Fiction, Fiction, dystopian, London (england), fiction, Amnesia, Music, Fiction, general
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