The Clockmaker's Daughter

The discovery of a misplaced satchel containing a sketchbook and a Victorian-era photograph of a young woman intrigues Elodie Winslow, archivist at the London-based Stratton, Cadwell, & Co. One of the drawings of a country house viscerally takes Elodie by surprise. It's a perfect illustration of a place from a childhood fairy tale told to her by her long-deceased mother. Precise, disciplined Elodie feels compelled to break the archive's rules by taking the photo and the sketch with her to discover their secrets. Her quest to find the house and the identity of the beautiful woman as well as how this connects to her mother leads her to a group of Victorian artists and a series of tragedies on a summer's afternoon with the house bearing witness to it all. International best-selling author Morton's (The Lake House) sumptuous tale of love, loss, heartache, and hope skillfully intertwines the contemporary, historical, and phantasmagorical to create a Dickensian tale filled with lavish imagery and richly emotional characters who come alive from one generation to the next.