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21%OFFAnne Tyler - The Clock Winder - 9780099469605 - V9780099469605
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The Clock Winder

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Description for The Clock Winder Paperback. Having sacked her handyman, newly-widowed Mrs Emerson finds a replacement in Elizabeth, a lanky, awkward girl. The Emersons, there are seven grown-up children and have a reputation for craziness and Elizabeth finds herself drawn into their disorderly lives against her will. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 250.

'Her brilliance in capturing the ripples on the surface of family life gives her a claim to be the Jane Austen of our age' Daily Mail

Having sacked her handyman, newly-widowed Mrs Emerson finds a replacement in Elizabeth, a lanky, awkward girl. The Emersons, with their seven adult children, have a reputation for craziness, and Elizabeth finds herself drawn into their disorderly lives against her will. But in the end it is hard to tell whether she is a victim of the needy Emersons, or the de facto ruler of the family.

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'Anne Tyler takes the ordinary, the small, and makes them sing' Rachel Joyce

'She knows all the secrets of the human heart' Monica Ali


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'I love Anne Tyler. I've read every single book she's written' Jacqueline Wilson

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Product Details

Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099469605
SKU
V9780099469605
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-99

About Anne Tyler
Anne Tyler was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1941 and grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina. Her bestselling novels include Breathing Lessons, The Accidental Tourist, Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant, Ladder of Years, Back When We Were Grown-ups, Digging to America, A Spool of Blue Thread, Clock Dance, Redhead by the Side of the Road and French Braid. In ... Read more

Reviews for The Clock Winder
Delicate, unpretentious and highly enjoyable
Daily Telegraph
Tyler writes skilfully, with a detached air and a precise eye for detail
New Statesman
She writes with virtuosity, confidence and perfect insight and compassion
The Times
Anne Tyler is brilliant
New York Times Book Review

Goodreads reviews for The Clock Winder


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