Description

In the summer of 1862, a circle of young artists gathers at Birchwood Manor, where a shocking murder, a vanished woman, and the theft of a priceless heirloom shatter their idyllic retreat. More than a century later, archivist Elodie Winslow discovers a mysterious satchel containing a Victorian photograph and an artist’s sketchbook, drawing her into the manor’s enduring secrets. Told through multiple voices and shifting timelines—including the haunting perspective of a woman who seems to exist outside time—the novel explores love, loss, art, memory, and the stories history leaves behind. Lush, atmospheric, and intricately layered, it blends historical fiction, mystery, and ghost story into a sweeping tale of lives connected across generations.

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paperback

Atria Books

Published Jan 1, 2018

ISBN: 9781982109561

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Details

First Published

2018

Language

eng

Content Warnings

Content and trigger warnings for The Clockmaker's Daughter by Kate Morton.

Violence
Death/Grief
War/Trauma