The Bone Clocks Av David Mitchell

<p><h2><b>''ONE OF THE MOST BRILLIANTLY INVENTIVE WRITERS OF THIS, OR ANY, COUNTRY'' <i>INDEPENDENT</i></b></h2><br><h3><b>Winner of the World Fantasy Award and longlisted for the Booker and Folio Prizes</b></h3><br>''A triumph''<br><b><i>GUARDIAN</i></b><br><br>''Fantastical''<br><b><i>OBSERVER</i></b><br><br>''Epic''<br><b><i>EVENING STANDARD</i></b><br><br>''Mind-spinning''<br><b><i>INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY</i></b><br><br>''Dazzling''<br><b><i>NEW YORK TIMES</i></b><br><br><h3><b>The internationally bestselling novel from the author of<i> Cloud Atlas</i>, at once the kaleidoscopic story of an unusual woman''s life, a metaphysical thriller and a profound meditation on mortality and survival</b></h3><br>Run away, one drowsy summer''s afternoon, with Holly Sykes: wayward teenager, broken-hearted rebel and unwitting pawn in a titanic, hidden conflict.<br><br>Over six decades, the consequences of a moment''s impulse unfold, drawing an ordinary woman into a world far beyond her imagining. And as life in the near future turns perilous, the pledge she made to a stranger may become the key to her family''s survival . . .<br><br><h3><b>PRAISE FOR DAVID MITCHELL</b></h3><br>''A thrilling and gifted writer''<br><b><i>FINANCIAL TIMES</i></b><br><br>''Dizzyingly, dazzlingly good''<br><b><i>DAILY MAIL</i></b><br><br>''Mitchell is, clearly, a genius''<br><b><i>NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW</i></b><br><br>''An author of extraordinary ambition and skill''<br><b><i>INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY</i></b><br><br>''A superb storyteller''<br><b><i>THE NEW YORKER</i></b></p>