Chime - by Franny Billingsley (Paperback)

About the Book

In the early 20th century in Swampsea, 17-year-old Briony, who can see the spirits that haunt the marshes around their town, feels responsible for her twin sister's horrible injury until a young man enters their lives and exposes secrets that even Briony does not know about.

Book Synopsis

A NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST - A secluded village holds a dark secret, known only to the few who dare to speak of it.

"Part mystery, part fantasy, this beautifully written page turner explores guilt, mercy, and love."--New York Times bestselling author Holly Black

"Exquisite to the final word."--Booklist, starred review

"Both lushly sensual and shivery."--School Library Journal, starred review

Briony has a secret.

It is a secret that killed her stepmother, ruined her sister's mind, and will end her life, if anyone were to know.

Briony is a witch. And she can see the Old Ones, the spirits who haunt the marshes surrounding their town--the Dark Muse, the Reed Spirits, Mucky Face, the Wythes. She is the only one who can, besides the Chime Child who sentences witches to death. Then Eldric comes along with his golden lion eyes and a great mane of tawny hair. He is as natural as the sun, and he treats her as if she is extraordinary. And everything starts to change. . . .

Review Quotes

"Moving, creepy, intense, sensual, and absolutely exquisitely written."--Libba Bray, New York Times bestselling and Printz Award-winning author

"Romantic, mysterious, and wildly inventive."--New York Times bestselling author, Nancy Werlin

"Part mystery, part fantasy, this beautifully written page turner explores guilt, mercy, and love."--New York Times bestselling author Holly Black

"Exquisite to the final word."--Booklist, starred review

"Both lushly sensual and shivery."--School Library Journal, starred review

"Extraordinary and moving."--BCCB, starred review

About the Author

Franny Billingsley is the award-winning author of four books, including The Folk Keeper--winner of the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for fiction--and Chime, which received six starred reviews and was a National Book Award finalist. A graduate of Tufts University and the Boston University School of Law, Franny left the practice of law to write full-time and hasn't yet looked back.