{"product_id":"the-chimes-paperback-5","title":"The Chimes - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnna Smaill\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE 2016 WORLD FANTASY AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE 2015 MAN BOOKER PRIZE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn \u003c\/i\u003eElle \u003ci\u003eBook of the Year \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn \u003c\/i\u003eIndependent \u003ci\u003eBook of the Year\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne to Watch Independent on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Bookseller Best Debut of 2015\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOne to Watch 2015 Huffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn Amazon Rising Star\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'The Chimes\u003c\/i\u003e is a remarkable debut. It's inventive, beautifully written, and completely absorbing. I highly recommend it.' Kevin Powers, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Yellow Birds\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA mind-expanding literary debut composed of memory, music and imagination.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA boy stands on the roadside on his way to London, alone in the rain. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNo memories, beyond what he can hold in his hands at any given moment. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNo directions, as written words have long since been forbidden. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNo 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe world around Simon sings, each movement a pulse of rhythm, each object weaving its own melody, music ringing in every drop of air. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWelcome to the world of \u003ci\u003eThe Chimes\u003c\/i\u003e. 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 \u003ci\u003ebefore\u003c\/i\u003e is blasphony. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA stunning debut composed of memory, music, love and freedom, \u003ci\u003eThe Chimes\u003c\/i\u003e pulls you into a world that will captivate, enthral and inspire.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnna Smaill was born in Auckland in 1979. A classically trained violinist, she holds an MA in Creative Writing from the International Institute of Modern Letters (Wellington), an MA in English Literature from the University of Auckland and a PhD in contemporary American poetry from University College London. She is the author of one book of poetry (\u003ci\u003eThe Violinist in Spring\u003c\/i\u003e, VUP 2005) and her poems have been published and anthologised in New Zealand and the United Kingdom. She has lived and worked in both Tokyo and London, and now lives in New Zealand with her husband, novelist Carl Shuker, and their daughter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 7.7 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 18, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47263090704633,"sku":"9781444794502","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/Takl8bmR-a9781444794502.webp?v=1768813999","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-chimes-paperback-5","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}