{"product_id":"9781408854310","title":"The Watchmaker of Filigree Street","description":"Author: Pulley, Natasha\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781408854310\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Oct 2016\u003cbr\u003ePages: 336\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE AUTHORS' CLUB BEST FIRST NOVEL AWARD 2016\u003cbr\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE BETTY TRASK PRIZE 2016\u003cbr\u003eFINALIST FOR THE LOCUS FIRST NOVEL AWARD 2016\u003cbr\u003eAn International Bestseller - A \u003ci\u003eGuardian \u003c\/i\u003eSummer Read - An \u003ci\u003eAmazon\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Month - A Goodreads Best Book of the Month - A \u003ci\u003eBuzzfeed \u003c\/i\u003eSummer Read - A Foyles Book of the Month - A\u003ci\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e Summer Read - A \u003ci\u003eYorkshire Post\u003c\/i\u003e Book of the Week\u003cbr\u003eIn 1883, Thaniel Steepleton returns to his tiny flat to find a gold pocketwatch on his pillow. But 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.\u003cbr\u003eWhen 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. Although Mori seems harmless at first, a chain of unexpected slips soon proves that he must be hiding something.\u003cbr\u003eMeanwhile, Grace Carrow is sneaking into an Oxford library dressed as a man. A theoretical physicist, she is desperate to prove the existence of the luminiferous ether before her mother can force her to marry.\u003cbr\u003eAs the lives of these three characters become entwined, events spiral out of control until Thaniel is torn between loyalties, futures and opposing geniuses.\u003cbr\u003eUtterly beguiling, \u003ci\u003eThe Watchmaker of Filigree Street\u003c\/i\u003e 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.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47509020180638,"sku":"UBD-9781408854310","price":22.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781408854310.jpg?v=1780639658","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781408854310","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}