Chime by Franny Billingsley is one of those books I discovered on Goodreads and immediately knew I'd love based on the synopsis (and the gorgeous cover). Briony has a guilty secret - she is a witch. A witch who has destroyed her family: she blames herself for her sister's mental disability, her home being victim to both fire and flood and the death of her stepmother/5(). · Billingsley creates a consistently complex fantasy world that steps just beyond the familiar into wonder Breathtakingly imaginative, with an earthy magic that grounds it in passion, this is sophisticated fantasy from a powerful pen. "I've confessed to everything and I'd like to be hanged. Now, if you please." From those arresting first lines to the very last word, readers will find themselves enthralled by year-old Briony as she spins a tale of guilt, mystery, betrayal and, above all, love. Briony lives at the literal end of the line in the Swampsea with her developmentally delayed twin sister, Rose, and her clergyman Author: Franny Billingsley.
― Franny Billingsley, quote from Chime "When we were small, Rose and I used to play a game called connect the dots. I loved it. I loved drawing a line from dot number 1 to dot number 2 and so on. Most of all, I loved the moment when the chaotic sprinkle of dots resolved itself into a picture. Franny Billingsley. While Billingsley's first novel, Well Wished (), was warmly received by critics, a year ago she was a virtual unknown within a publishing climate that regarded fantasy as a specialty genre. Today, her name is on the lips of booksellers and reviewers throughout the country. Franny Billingsley was not always a writer. Chime by Billingsley, Franny and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at www.doorway.ru
Franny Billingsley (www.doorway.ru) 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. A girl can have the face of an angel but have a horrid sort of heart.. I know you believe you're giving me a chance—or, rather, it's the Chime Child giving me the chance. She's desperate, of course, not to hang an innocent girl again, but please believe me: Nothing in my story will absolve me of guilt. It will only prove what I've already. Free download or read online Chime pdf (ePUB) book. The first edition of the novel was published in March 1st , and was written by Franny Billingsley. The book was published in multiple languages including English, consists of pages and is available in Hardcover format.
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