An atmospheric multi-timeline mystery of secrets at Birchwood Manor, linking Victorian artists, a forgotten girl, and a modern visitor.
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An atmospheric multi-timeline mystery of secrets at Birchwood Manor, linking Victorian artists, a forgotten girl, and a modern visitor.
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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,...
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Veiled romantic references; brief observation of an intimate moment
Violence & gore
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Gunshot death, drownings, wartime losses, and assaults, mostly reported
Profanity
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Infrequent mild obscenities and religious exclamations
Substance use
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Social drinking; brief reference to a drunk sailor
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No evidence found in available sources
Religious content
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Passing religious exclamations and period references
Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic present
Occult / demonology
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Literary ghost narrator and mild paranormal atmosphere
Political content
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Background wartime, class, and historical social themes
Self-harm / suicide
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No evidence found in available sources
Abuse & suffering
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Child abandonment, workhouse cruelty, child death, animal drowning
Other
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