Description
John Boyne’s acclaimed quartet of Water, Earth, Fire and Air comes together at last. Human life is governed by the elements: water, earth, fire and air. They are fundamental to our existence, sustaining us while also challenging us. In The Elements, Boyne creates a vivid kaleidoscope of four intertwined narratives, each offering a different perspective on cause and effect through the eyes of an enabler, an accomplice, a perpetrator and a victim. The stories follow a mother fleeing her past, a young football star on trial, a successful surgeon confronting childhood trauma, and a father on a transformative journey with his son. Together, the four strands form a tapestry of intersecting lives. Boyne’s most ambitious work yet, The Elements is an engrossing drama and a moving examination of the fault lines within human experience, written with empathy and unflinching honesty.
Information
Author: Boyne John
Language: English
Publication date: September 9, 2025
Manufacturer: Bohemian Ventures, spol. s r.o.
Genres: Books, Foreign language books, English literature, Fiction in english, English novels
Type: Books - paperback
Pages: 499
ISBN/EAN: 9780857528889