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Perfect : a novel / Rachel Joyce.
In 1972, two seconds were added to time. It was in order to balance clock time with the movement of the earth. Byron Hemming knew this because James Lowe had told him and James was the cleverest boy at school. But how could time change? The steady movement of hands around a clock was as certain as their golden futures. Then Byron's mother, late for the school run, makes a devastating mistake. Byron's perfect world is shattered. Were those two extra seconds to blame? Can what follows ever be set right?
In the aftermath of a life-shattering accident in the English countryside in 1972, twelve-year-old Byron Hemming struggles with events that his mother does not seem to remember and embarks on a journey to discover what really did or did not happen.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780385677721 (hc.) :
- ISBN: 0385677723 (hc.)
- Physical Description: 385 p. ; 22 cm.
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: Toronto : Doubleday Canada, c2013.
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| Subject: | Boys > Fiction. Families > England > Fiction. Life change events > Fiction. Traffic accidents > Fiction. Mental illness > Fiction. Redemption > Fiction. England > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Mystery fiction. Literary fiction. General |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Alert Bay Public Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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| Alert Bay Public Library | AF JOY (Text) | 35125000124069 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
