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The Watchmaker of Filigree Street (edition 2015)

by Natasha Pulley (Author)

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In 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. When 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 events soon proves that he must be hiding something. Meanwhile, 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. As the lives of these three characters become entwined, events spiral out of control until Thaniel is torn between loyalties, futures and opposing geniuses. Utterly beguiling, The Watchmaker of Filigree Street 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.… (more)
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Title:The Watchmaker of Filigree Street
Authors:Natasha Pulley (Author)
Info:Bloomsbury USA (2015), 336 pages
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what a clever, subtle book. Part romance, part sci-fi, part historical and part mystery. Really enjoyed it. Clockwork octopus, IRA bombings, Japanese politics, somehow it all pulls together ( )
  cspiwak | Mar 6, 2024 |
Really, really enjoyable and sweet. Excellent at being what it is, couldn't be better. ( )
  caedocyon | Feb 23, 2024 |
Didn't really enjoy it. Had an issue with the appropriate for the timeline of the book racism, and spent most of the book wondering why the author didn't do better with it. I found it too distracting to really enjoy the book. And the only female character, who was interesting, basically was in the book just to get married, so it was kind of sexist, too, I guess. She deserved better. We all deserve better. ( )
  Greenfrog342 | Jan 22, 2024 |
Enjoyable steampunk vibe with gentle unfolding of mysteries. ( )
  mslibrarynerd | Jan 13, 2024 |
I loved this book and was extremely sad to see it end, would love more books on Thaniel and Mori! Funnily enough, I started this series at the wrong end with book #3 because I received Bedlam Stacks as part of a monthly book subscription. I actually recommend reading in this order as I felt the knowledge from what is essentially a prequel made book #1 all the more satisfying - but I may be biased since I can’t tell what it would be like to read the other way around. Really enjoyed the characters and laughed many times at Katsu‘s antics. ( )
  Dreamlonging | Jan 5, 2024 |
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The Home Office telegraphy department always smelled of tea.
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He liked the noise that a newspaper made when you folded it. It was the only thing he liked about newspapers; he had to read them through spectacles, and spelling mistakes annoyed him because as a clerk he felt that bad spelling was one step away from bad speech, which was within hopping distance of being Welsh.
The spare room was crooked, as though it had planned to be L-shaped but changed its mind at the last minute.
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In 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. When 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 events soon proves that he must be hiding something. Meanwhile, 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. As the lives of these three characters become entwined, events spiral out of control until Thaniel is torn between loyalties, futures and opposing geniuses. Utterly beguiling, The Watchmaker of Filigree Street 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.

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In 1884, Thaniel Steepleton returns home to his London apartment to find a new watch on his pillow. But he has bigger things to worry about than generous burglars; he is a telegraphist at the Home Office, where he has just received a bomb threat. Six months later, the watch saves his life, warning him of a blast that destroys Scotland Yard. At last, he goes in search of its maker. Keita Mori, the artisan behind the mysterious watch, is a Japanese immigrant who remembers the future. Mori and Thaniel bond quickly, and as their friendship deepens, Mori uses his gift to tweak Thaniel's daily life in his favor. But then Grace Carrow, an Oxford physicist attracted to the telegraphist's refreshingly direct nature, unwittingly interferes. Soon, events spiral beyond Thaniel's control, and nothing is certain-not the present, and definitely not the future."The Watchmaker of Filigree Street "is a sweeping, atmospheric narrative that takes the reader on an unexpected journey through Victorian London, Japan as its civil war crumbles long-standing traditions, and beyond. It breathes a new authenticity into the era of Sherlock Holmes, exploring historical moments in a new light-as well as the prevailing social and scientific views of the age-and plays speculatively with time and destiny, ushering in a new kind of magic.
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