The Bone Clocks Flashcards
When does The Bone Clocks take place?
How many sections? And separating them..?
The Bone Clocks takes place over 59 years, beginning in 1984 and ending in 2043.
Each of the novel’s six sections is told from the perspective of a different narrator, taking place roughly ten years after the previous one.
Who is the main character in 1984?
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In 1984, the main character is 15-year-old Holly Sykes.
Holly runs away from home to live with her older boyfriend, Vinny Costello, and encounters various events.
What happens in 1991 involving Hugo Lamb?
In 1991, Hugo Lamb, an amoral Cambridge student, swindles a war veteran and a school friend for their valuable possessions.
Hugo meets Holly in Switzerland and falls in love with her, leading him to consider escaping his life.
What occurs in 2004 with Ed Brubeck and Holly?
In 2004, Ed Brubeck is married to Holly and has children with her.
Ed is a war correspondent who is struggling with loss, and Holly faces challenges with their daughter.
What takes place in 2015 with Crispin Hershey and Holly?
In 2015, Crispin Hershey and Holly Sykes become close friends as Holly finds success with her memoir.
Over the years, their friendship grows as they support each other through various life events.
What happens in 2025 with Marinus and the Horologists?
… now called?
… receives?
In 2025, Marinus, now inhabiting the body of a doctor named Iris Fenby, receives a tape from Esther Little.
This prompts a plan for a Second Mission to destroy the Anchorites, with Holly joining the Horologists.
Who saved Holly as a child by rendering her energy inert?
Marinus
Example sentence: Marinus reveals that he saved Holly as a child by rendering her energy inert.
Who was actually the Horologist leader, Xi Lo?
Holly’s brother, Jacko
Example sentence: Holly also learns that her brother, Jacko, was actually the Horologist leader, Xi Lo, whose soul was destroyed during the First Mission.
What did Esther Little do for the Horologists?
Led them to a crack in the Anchorites’ chapel to destroy their enemies
Example sentence: Esther leads the Horologists to a crack in the Anchorites’ chapel, which will allow them to destroy their enemies.
What happened during the violent battle between the Anchorites and Horologists?
Many of the Horologists died
Example sentence: The Anchorites engage in a violent battle that leaves many of the Horologists dead.
Where did Holly live in 2043?
Sheep’s Head peninsula
Example sentence: Holly is in her 70s, caring for her granddaughter Lorelei, whose parents have died, and her adoptive grandson, Rafiq, a refugee washed up on the shore of Sheep’s Head peninsula, where Holly lives.
