Pulley's prose is strong and energetic, with a wry edge, and even the most minor characters are drawn precisely. Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC ISBN: 9781408854280 Number of pages: 336 Weight: 615 g Dimensions: 234 x 153 mm MEDIA REVIEWS Utterly beguiling, The Watchmaker of Filigree Street blends historical events with dazzling flights of fancy to plunge readers into a strange and magical past, where time, destiny, genius - and a clockwork octopus - collide. A theoretical physicist, she is desperate to prove the existence of the luminiferous ether before her mother can force her to marry.Īs the lives of these three characters become entwined, events spiral out of control until Thaniel is torn between loyalties, futures and opposing geniuses. Meanwhile, Grace Carrow is sneaking into an Oxford library dressed as a man.
Although Mori seems harmless at first, a chain of unexpected slips soon proves that he must be hiding something.
When the watch saves Thaniel's life in a blast that destroys Scotland Yard, he goes in search of its maker, Keita Mori - a kind, lonely immigrant who sweeps him into a new world of clockwork and music. But he has worse fears than generous burglars he is a telegraphist at the Home Office, which has just received a threat for what could be the largest-scale Fenian bombing in history. In 1883, Thaniel Steepleton returns to his tiny flat to find a gold pocketwatch on his pillow. SHORTLISTED FOR THE BETTY TRASK PRIZE 2016įINALIST FOR THE LOCUS FIRST NOVEL AWARD 2016Īn International Bestseller - A Guardian Summer Read - An Amazon Best Book of the Month - A Goodreads Best Book of the Month - A Buzzfeed Summer Read - A Foyles Book of the Month - AHuffington Post Summer Read - A Yorkshire Post Book of the Week SHORTLISTED FOR THE AUTHORS' CLUB BEST FIRST NOVEL AWARD 2016
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