The Clockmaker’s Daughter
The Clockmaker’s Daughter by Kate Morton, published by Mantle in 2018, is a first edition novel comprising 585 pages. This work intertwines secrets, lies, and complex mysteries, following the life of a girl abandoned in 19th-century London. Adopted by a mysterious stranger, she navigates a world of theft, friendship, and love, culminating in a tragic event during a summer gathering in 1862 that forever alters the lives of those involved.
Readers will find an exploration of Birchwood Manor, a house that harbors its own secrets as it witnesses the passage of time and the arrival of new visitors. The narrative delves into the intertwined stories of its inhabitants, revealing how the past shapes the present. With elements of historical fiction, mystery, and romance, The Clockmaker’s Daughter presents a richly atmospheric tale that invites reflection on the connections between history and personal identity.
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From the bestselling author of The House at Riverton and The Secret Keeper, Kate Morton brings us her trademark mix of secrets, lies, and intricately layered mysteries in her sixth novel, The Clockmaker’s Daughter.
My real name, no one remembers.
The truth about that summer, no one else knows.
In the depths of a nineteenth-century winter, a little girl is abandoned in the narrow streets of London. Adopted by a mysterious stranger, she becomes in turn a thief, a friend, a muse, and a lover. Then, in the summer of 1862, shortly after her eighteenth birthday, she retreats with a group of artists to a beautiful house on a quiet bend of the Upper Thames . . . Tensions simmer and one hot afternoon a gun-shot rings out. A woman is killed, another disappears, and the truth of what happened slips through the cracks of time.
Over the next century and beyond, Birchwood Manor welcomes many newcomers but guards its secret closely – until another young woman is drawn to visit the house because of a family secret of her own . . .
As the mystery of The Clockmaker’s Daughter by Kate Morton begins to unravel, we discover the stories of those who have passed through Birchwood Manor since that fateful day in 1862. Intricately layered and richly atmospheric, it shows that, sometimes, the only way forward is through the past.
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