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The Watchmaker of Filigree Street
A bewitching tale of historical fantasy, magic, love and a clockwork octopus
The Watchmaker of Filigree Street
A bewitching tale of historical fantasy, magic, love and a clockwork octopus
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Description
For readers of Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, an enchanting, bestselling novel that sweeps readers into a magical Victorian London inhabited by a clockwork octopus and a mysterious watchmaker who is not at all what he first appears.
1883. Thaniel Steepleton returns home to his tiny London apartment to find a gold pocket watch on his pillow. Six months later, the mysterious timepiece saves his life, drawing him away from a blast that destroys Scotland Yard. At last, he goes in search of its maker, Keita Mori, a kind, lonely immigrant from Japan. Although Mori seems harmless, a chain of unexplainable events soon suggests he must be hiding something. When Grace Carrow, an Oxford physicist, unwittingly interferes, Thaniel is torn between opposing loyalties.
The Watchmaker of Filigree Street is a sweeping, atmospheric narrative that takes the reader on an unexpected journey through Victorian London, Japan as its civil war crumbles long-standing traditions, and beyond. Blending historical events with dazzling flights of fancy, it opens doors to a strange and magical past.
Product details
| Published | May 03 2016 |
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| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 336 |
| ISBN | 9781620408346 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Dimensions | 8 x 6 inches |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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Reviews
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An assured and absorbing debut … Immensely pleasurable reading. Ms Pulley's prose is strong and energetic, with a wry edge … The Watchmaker of Filigree Street might be compared to one of Mori's clockwork birds: intricate, charming and altogether surprising
Helene Wecker, New York Times, Editors Choice
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Ten out of ten
Spectator
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Impressively competent: steam-punk meets Zuleika Dobson
Michèle Roberts, author of Daughters of the House
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Forget steampunk. Welcome to tickpunk … Part Susanna Clarke, part Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes, The Watchmaker of Filigree Street is a delightful read that benefits from wonderfully colourful characters and a lyrical prose style full of esoteric detail … A compelling read
SFX Magazine
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A charming, quirky, clever tale, filled with intricate detail, and a plot that feels as deftly crafted as a precision timepiece
Joanne Harris
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Rare and precious … Humour, wit, mystery and danger are threaded through the book in musical measure. It dances between genres and makes partners of several … Pulley's capacity for making antagonists out of fully realized and sympathetic characters is impressive, as is her ability to keep one guessing as the plot ticks along. There's nothing quite like putting down a delightful, relentlessly charming and deeply moving book and then finding out it's the authors first … A remarkable debut
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