The Clock Winder

<b>'Her brilliance in capturing the ripples on the surface of family life gives her a claim to be the Jane Austen of our age'</b> <b><i>Daily Mail</i></b><br> <br> 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 <i>de facto</i> ruler of the family.<br> <br> <b>**ANNE TYLER HAS SOLD OVER 8 MILLION BOOKS WORLDWIDE**</b><br> <br> <b>'Anne Tyler takes the ordinary, the small, and makes them sing' Rachel Joyce<br> <br> 'She knows all the secrets of the human heart' Monica Ali</b><br> <br> <b>'A masterly author' Sebastian Faulks</b><br> <br> <b>'I love Anne Tyler. I've read every single book she's written' Jacqueline Wilson</b>