The Bone Clocks

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A vast, intricate novel that tells the story of fiery, brilliant, irresistable Holly Sykes’ life in six interconnected episodes. 1984: Fifteen-year-old Holly runs away from home an d that same weekend, her family is struck by tragedy. This unsolved mystery will echo through every decade of Holly’s life, affecting all the people Holly loves best-even the ones who are not yet born-and involving Holly in a secret war between a cabal of dangerous mystics and the small group of vigilantes who try to take them down. An up-all-night story that fluently mixes the supernatural, sci-fi, horror, social satire, and hearbreaking realism, with an unforgettable heroine at its heart, The Bone Clocks has elevated David Mitchell to an even higher level of success. Show more