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@2@@20@WINNER OF THE 2016 WORLD FANTASY AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL@21@@16@@20@@21@@16@@20@LONGLISTED FOR THE 2015 MAN BOOKER PRIZE@21@@16@@20@@21@@16@@20@@18@An @19@Elle @18@Book of the Year@19@@21@@16@@20@@18@@19@@21@@16@@20@@18@@19@@21@@20@@18@An @19@Independent @18@Book of the Year@19@@21@@16@@20@@18@@19@@21@@20@@18@@19@@21@@16@@20@@18@One to Watch Independent on Sunday@19@@21@@3@@2@@20@@18@A Bookseller Best Debut of 2015@19@@21@@3@@2@@20@@18@One to Watch 2015 Huffington Post@19@@21@@3@@2@@20@@18@An Amazon Rising Star@19@@21@@3@@2@@20@@18@'The Chimes@19@ is a remarkable debut. It's inventive, beautifully written, and completely absorbing. I highly recommend it.' Kevin Powers, author of @18@The Yellow Birds@19@@21@@3@@2@@20@A mind-expanding literary debut composed of memory, music and imagination.@21@@3@@2@A boy stands on the roadside on his way to London, alone in the rain.@3@@2@No memories, beyond what he can hold in his hands at any given moment.@3@@2@No directions, as written words have long since been forbidden.@3@@2@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.@3@@2@The world around Simon sings, each movement a pulse of rhythm, each object weaving its own melody, music ringing in every drop of air.@3@@2@Welcome to the world of @18@The Chimes@19@. Here, life is orchestrated by a vast musical instrument that renders people unable to form new memories. The past is a mystery, each new day feels the same as the last, and @18@before@19@ is blasphony.@3@@2@But slowly, inexplicably, Simon is beginning to remember. He emerges from sleep each morning with a pricking feeling, and sense there is something he urgently has to do. In the city Simon meets Lucien, who has a gift for hearing, some secrets of his own, and a theory about the danger lurking in Simon's past. @3@@2@A stunning debut composed of memory, music, love and freedom, @18@The Chimes@19@ pulls you into a world that will captivate, enthral and inspire.@3@...
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WINNER OF THE 2016 WORLD FANTASY AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL AND NOMINATED FOR THE 2015 MAN BOOKER PRIZE
