If I say that, with all the recent horrors in the world, I have struggled to concentrate fully on anything but that The Clockwork Girl held my attention unwaveringly, it might convey what a mesmerising narrative this is. There’s an atmosphere of mystery, menace and the strong sensation that there is something rotten at the heart of Paris, that simply ensnares the reader. I could not devour The Clockwork Girl quickly enough and yet I didn’t want it to end because it captivated me so completely. The sights, sounds, aromas, politics, history, people, events and so on combine into an enthralling read that I found stunning. I thought it was fantastic.Īnna Mazzola has an intelligent deftness of touch that transports the reader completely to Paris of the late 1700s. The Clockwork Girl is absolute, unadulterated, brilliance. One which might reach to the very heart of Versailles…Ī intoxicating story of obsession, illusion and the price of freedom. Madeleine is hiding a dark past, and a dangerous purpose: to discover the truth of the clockmaker’s experiments and record his every move, in exchange for her own chance of freedom.įor as children quietly vanish from the Parisian streets, rumours are swirling that the clockmaker’s intricate mechanical creations, bejewelled birds and silver spiders, are more than they seem.Īnd soon Madeleine fears that she has stumbled upon an even greater conspiracy. In the midst of an icy winter, as birds fall frozen from the sky, chambermaid Madeleine Chastel arrives at the home of the city’s celebrated clockmaker and his clever, unworldly daughter. Published by Orion on 3rd March 2022, The Clockwork Girl is available for purchase through these links. My enormous thanks to Alex Layt for sending me a surprise copy. Having absolutely loved The Story Keeper by Anna Mazzola, reviewed here, I was thrilled when a copy of Anna’s latest book, The Clockwork Girl, arrived. Netgalley Advocate Netgalley General Data Protection Regulations Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival Announces 20th Anniversary Full Programme #TheakstonsCrime.Staying in with Lucinda Hart on The Beautiful Blue Publication Day.
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