Elements - John Boyne Pre-Order Irena disappears without a trace

Irena disappears without a trace

Beth is a delicate child of thirteen with a taste for music and Amy is a blonde beauty of twelve

Trapped in the castle with the terrifying Beast

But when she washes up on an island

Elements - John Boyne Pre-Order Irena disappears without a traceHuman life is governed by the elements water, earth, fire and air. They are fundamental to our existence. They sustain us, but they also challenge us. In The Elements, John Boyne has created a vivid kaleidoscope to reflect that contradiction: a quartet of intertwined narratives, each providing a different perspective on cause and effect from the points of view of the enabler, the accomplice, the perpetrator and the victim. From a mother on the run