![]() ![]() The novel is told in the first-person, by Briony. ![]() But is Briony really a witch, just because her stepmother told her she was before she died of arsenic poisoning? A clergyman’s daughter can’t possibly be a witch, can she? Can a young man, Eldric, “with his golden mane and lion eyes and electric energy,” help Briony save her from herself? Will the Chime Child act to protect Briony, Rose, and the children of the Swampsea? Chime, the amazing, suspenseful, inventive, and spell-binding powerful supernatural thriller/romance novel by award-winning author Franny Billingsley is an enchanting novel that will leave you wondering if there is still magic left in this world. Even if they feel guilt, and shame, like Briony, who blames herself for the death of her stepmother, and for the “accident” that destroyed her twin sister Rose’s mind, and which threatens all of the children of Swampsea. But witches aren’t supposed to let anyone know they’re witches they’re supposed to guard their secrets jealously, and to never reveal themselves for who they really are to anyone. ![]() ![]() She knows this, Briony of the Swampsea and the second sight. Just ask seventeen-year-old Briony Larkin. ![]()
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