the watchmaker of filigree street by natasha pulley

The Watchmaker of Filigree Street might be compared to one of Mori's clockwork birds: intricate, charming and altogether surprising' - Helene Wecker, The New York Times

Ms Pulley's prose is strong and energetic, with a wry edge. Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC ISBN: 9781408854310 Number of pages: 336 Weight: 244 g Dimensions: 198 x 129 mm MEDIA REVIEWS Read Natasha Pulley's recommendations for the best books blending historical fiction and fantasy. Hooked on the magic of The Watchmaker of Filigree Street? Then why not take a step back into Natasha Pulley's world with The Bedlam Stacks ‘ The Watchmaker of Filigree Street might be compared to one of Mori’s clockwork birds: intricate, charming and altogether surprising.’ – The New York Times 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. As the lives of these three characters become entwined, events spiral out of control until Thaniel is torn between loyalties, futures and opposing geniuses. A theoretical physicist, she is desperate to prove the existence of the luminiferous ether before her mother can force her to marry. 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. Thaniel Steepleton returns to his tiny flat to find a gold pocketwatch on his pillow.īut 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. The gold caught the ember-light and shone the colour of a human voice. He held the watch a moment longer before setting it on the wooden chair by the bed, the one that served as a table for collars and cufflinks.

The watchmaker of filigree street by natasha pulley