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The Elements

The Elements

The Elements
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The Elements Hardback - 2025

by Boyne, John

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New York: Henry Holt. Fine copy in fine dust jacket. 2025. 1st. hardcover. 8vo, 483 pp. .
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  • Title The Elements
  • Author Boyne, John
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition 1st
  • Condition Used - Fine copy in fine dust jacket
  • Pages 496
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Henry Holt, New York
  • Publication date 2025
  • Features Dust Cover
  • Bookseller's Inventory # BOOKS123248I
  • ISBN 9781250410368 / 1250410363
  • Weight 1.55 lbs (0.70 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.3 x 6.4 x 1.7 in (23.62 x 16.26 x 4.32 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 21st Century
    • Cultural Region: Ireland
  • Category Literature - Classics / Criticism
  • Library of Congress subjects Psychological fiction, Fathers and sons
  • Dewey Decimal Code 823.92
  • Bookseller catalogues Fiction

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From the publisher

From bestselling author John Boyne, a gripping and profound exploration of guilt, blame, trauma, and the human capacity for redemption.

In The Elements, acclaimed Irish novelist John Boyne has created an epic saga that weaves together four interconnected narratives, each representing a different perspective on crime: the enabler, the accomplice, the perpetrator, and the victim.

The narrative follows a mother on the run from her past, a young soccer star facing a trial, a successful surgeon grappling with childhood trauma, and a father on a transformative journey with his son. Each is somehow connected to the next, and as the story unfolds, their lives intersect in unimaginable ways.

Boyne's most ambitious work yet, The Elements is both an engrossing drama and a moving investigation of why and how we allow crime to occur. With masterful, spellbinding prose, he navigates this complex subject with extraordinary empathy and unflinching honesty. The story resonates on a deeply emotional level, challenging readers to confront their own conceptions of guilt and innocence at every step. Amid the wildly engrossing storytelling, the book ultimately asks: What would you do when faced with the unthinkable?

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  • Booklist, 08/01/2025, Page 0
  • Kirkus Reviews, 07/15/2025, Page 0
  • Publishers Weekly, 07/28/2025, Page 0
  • Shelf Awareness, 06/30/2025, Page 0

About the author

John Boyne is the author of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, which has been adapted for film, theater, ballet, and opera. His many international bestsellers include The Heart's Invisible Furies, which was a Book of the Month Club Book of the Year, and A Ladder to the Sky. His work is published in 60 languages. He lives in Dublin.

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