My heart is bleeding... I have adored Kate Morton and all her novels so far, I love her writing style, so rich, descriptive and modernly old fashioned; I love her plots, moving between past and present, always with a mystery in them and always set in beautiful houses.
But I really did not like this last novel of hers, The clockmaker's daughter. I found it too slow, nothing much happened for the first half of the book, and even the building up of the mystery was dragging on too much for my liking. I liked the descriptions of London, but I felt that the characters were liking anything "new", not read before and most of all I did not like the voice of Birdie and the too ghostly chapters where she talks about herself and her visitors.
Such a disappointment, but I am confident I will still love her future books!
Overall rating: 5 Plot: 5 Writing style: 6 Cover: 7,5
Title: The clockmaker's daughter
The Plot:
In the summer of 1862, a group of young artists led by the passionate and talented Edward
Radcliffe descends upon Birchwood Manor on the banks of the Upper Thames. 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 the 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?The Author:
Kate Morton is an award-winning, New York Times bestselling author. Her novels - The House at Riverton (The Shifting Fog), The Forgotten Garden, The Distant Hours, The Secret Keeper and The Lake House - are published in over 40 countries, in 34 languages, and have all been number one bestsellers around the world. Kate's new book, The Clockmaker's Daughter, will be published in September/October 2018.
Kate Morton was born in South Australia, grew up in the mountains of southeast Queensland and now lives with her family in London and Australia. She has degrees in dramatic art and English literature, and harboured dreams of joining the Royal Shakespeare Company until she realised that it was words she loved more than performing. Kate still feels a pang of longing each time she goes to the theatre and the house lights dim.
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