Clockmaker's Daughter - Reprint by Kate Morton (Paperback)

About the Book

Includes chronology of Birchwood Manor and a reader's guide with topics and questions for discussion.

Book Synopsis

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

"An ambitious, compelling historical mystery with a fabulous cast of characters...Kate Morton at her very best." --Kristin Hannah

"An elaborate tapestry...Morton doesn't disappoint." --The Washington Post

Classic English country-house Goth at its finest. --New York Post

In the depths of a 19th-century winter, a little girl is abandoned on the streets of Victorian London. She grows up to become in turn a thief, an artist's muse, and a lover. In the summer of 1862, shortly after her eighteenth birthday, she travels with a group of artists to a beautiful house on a bend of the Upper Thames. Tensions simmer and one hot afternoon a gunshot rings out. A woman is killed, another disappears, and the truth of what happened slips through the cracks of time. It is not until over a century later, when another young woman is drawn to Birchwood Manor, that its secrets are finally revealed.

Told by multiple voices across time, this is an intricately layered, richly atmospheric novel about art and passion, forgiveness and loss, that shows us that sometimes the way forward is through the past.

Review Quotes

"...the stories, brilliantly told by Morton, offer musings on art, betrayal, and the ways in which real lives and real places can evolve over time into the stuff of legends"-- "Publishers Weekly, starred review"

"[Morton's] most ambitious work yet...Morton proves once again that history is not a straight line but an intricate, infinite web"-- "Booklist"

"Morton does again what she's done so well in international best sellers from The House at Riverton to The Lake House."-- "Library Journal"

"Morton leisurely layers Gothic details with classic romantic suspense, shifting between past and present, spinning involving stories within stories."-- "Minneapolis Star Tribune"

"The Clockmaker's Daughter is an ambitious, complex, compelling historical mystery with a fabulous cast of characters. This is Kate Morton at her very best." --Kristin Hannah, New York Times bestselling author

"A leisurely and meditative read, with lush settings, meticulous period detail, and slowly unfurling enigmas."-- "Kirkus Reviews"

"Like the house itself, the novel contains hidden corners and unexpected twists...Fans of Morton's atmospheric novels will find much to enjoy here."-- "Shelf Awareness"

"An elaborate tapestry . . . Morton doesn't disappoint."-- "Washington Post"

"Classic English country-house Goth at its finest."-- "New York Post, Required Reading column"