The Bone Clocks

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The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell spans nearly six decades and follows Holly Sykes, a young woman from Kent, England, as she becomes entangled in a clandestine conflict between two factions of immortal beings called the Horologists and the Anchorites. Through multiple narrators, the novel explores themes of individual actions in history, morality, and the role of literature in preserving memory. This story includes portrayals of racist and anti-gay behavior, offensive actions against unhoused and elderly individuals, and depictions of addiction, suicide, mental illness stereotypes, and a sexual relationship between an adult and a minor.