WINNER OF THE 2016 WORLD FANTASY AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL LONGLISTED FOR THE 2015 MAN BOOKER PRIZE An Elle Book of the Year An Independent Book of the Year One to Watch Independent on Sunday A Bookseller Best Debut of 2015 One to Watch 2015 Huffington Post An Amazon Rising Star ''The Chimes is a remarkable debut. It''s inventive beautifully written and completely absorbing. I highly recommend it. '' Kevin Powers author of The Yellow Birds A mind-expanding literary debut composed of memory music and imagination. 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. Welcome to the world of The Chimes. 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 before is blasphony. 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. A stunning debut composed of memory music love and freedom The Chimes pulls you into a world that will captivate enthral and inspire. . Language: English