Holly Sykes

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Holly Sykes is a central, time-spanning protagonist in David Mitchell’s interconnected novels, most prominently featured in "The Bone Clocks," through whom he explores themes of mortality, memory, and the supernatural.

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Holly Sykes canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
literary character ⓘ
appearsIn David Mitchell interconnected novel cycle ⓘ
Slade House ⓘ
The Bone Clocks ⓘ
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet ⓘ
Utopia Avenue ⓘ
associatedWith Anchorites ⓘ
Horologists ⓘ
birthPlace Gravesend ⓘ
centralTheme identity ⓘ
memory ⓘ
mortality ⓘ
supernatural ⓘ
time ⓘ
characterArc coming-of-age to old age ⓘ
connectedTo David Mitchell shared universe characters ⓘ
createdBy David Mitchell ⓘ
familyMember Aoife Sykes ⓘ
Ed Brubeck ⓘ
Jacko Sykes ⓘ
firstAppearance The Bone Clocks ⓘ
firstAppearanceYear 2014 ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
hasAbility psychic sensitivity ⓘ
radio people perception ⓘ
hasChild Aoife Brubeck ⓘ
another unnamed child ⓘ
hasPerspective first-person narrator in parts of The Bone Clocks ⓘ
involvedIn conflict between Atemporals ⓘ
lifeSpanCovers early 21st century ⓘ
late 20th century ⓘ
mid-21st century ⓘ
narrativeRole central character ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ
nationality English ⓘ
notableWorkInUniverse The Radio People (memoir within The Bone Clocks) ⓘ
occupation author ⓘ
barmaid ⓘ
memoirist ⓘ
settingAssociatedWith Iraq War era ⓘ
Kent ⓘ
near-future climate-crisis Britain ⓘ
spouse Ed Brubeck ⓘ
themeVehicleFor ethical consequences of immortality ⓘ
family and parental love ⓘ
impact of war on civilians ⓘ
memory and narrative reliability ⓘ

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