The Clockmaker's Daughter

Resumen del libro

From the bestselling author of The House at Riverton and The Secret Keeper, Kate Morton brings us her dazzling sixth novel, The Clockmaker's Daughter. My real name, no one remembers. The truth about that summer, no one else knows.

In the summer of 1862, a group of young artists led by the passionate and talented Edward Radcliffe descends upon Birchwood Manor in rural Berkshire. Their plan: to spend a secluded summer month in a haze of inspiration and creativity. But by the time their stay is over, one woman has been shot dead while another has disappeared; a priceless heirloom is missing; and Edward Radcliffe's life is in ruins.

Over one hundred and fifty years later, Elodie Winslow, a young archivist in London, uncovers a leather satchel containing two seemingly unrelated items: a sepia photograph of an arresting-looking woman in Victorian clothing, and an artist's sketchbook containing a drawing of a twin-gabled house on the bend of a river. Why does Birchwood Manor feel so familiar to Elodie? And who is the beautiful woman in the photograph? Will she ever give up her secrets? Told by multiple voices across time, The Clockmaker's Daughter is a story of murder, mystery and thievery, of art, love and loss. And flowing through its pages like a river, is the voice of a woman who stands outside time, whose name has been forgotten by history, but who has watched it all unfold: Birdie Bell, the clockmaker's daughter.

Biografía del autor

Kate Morton creció en las montañas del noreste de Australia, en Queensland. Posee títulos en arte dramático y literatura inglesa y es candidata doctoral en la Universidad de Queensland. Vive con su esposo e hijos en Brisbane. Su primera novela, La casa de Riverton, se publicó con enorme éxito en 38 países, alcanzó el número uno en muchos de ellos y lleva vendidos más de dos millones de ejemplares en todo el mundo. El jardín olvidado, con unas ventas que superan los cuatro millones de ejemplares, supuso la consolidación absoluta de esta espléndida autora y le granjeó el reconocimiento masivo de la crítica y los lectores. Su tercera novela, Las horas distantes, se convirtió igualmente de inmediato en un best seller. Se estima que las ventas en todo el mundo de las obras de Kate Morton se acercan a los ocho millones de ejemplares. www.katemorton.com www.facebook.com/KateMortonAuthor www.facebook.com/katemortonspain Twitter: jardinolvidado