Anna Smaill

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  • Adult Fiction

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Wellington

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The Chimes (2015)

The Chimes is set in a reimagined London, in a world where people cannot form new memories, and the written word has been forbidden and destroyed. In the absence of both memory and writing is music. In a world where the past is a mystery, each new day feels the same as the last, and before is blasphony, all appears lost. But Simon Wythern, a young man who arrives in London seeking the truth about what really happened to his parents, discovers he has a gift that could change all of this forever. A stunning literary debut by poet and violinist Anna Smaill, The Chimes is a startlingly original work that combines beautiful, inventive prose with incredible imagination.

The Violinist in Spring (2006)

Tender and playful musings on the feeling of belonging guide this perceptive first collection of poems that draws attention to the everyday and commonplace and rewards readers with fresh insights and elegant vistas.