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Bloomsbury presents The Watchmaker of Filigree Street by Natasha Pulley read by Thomas Judd

For readers of Jonathan Strange amp Mr Norrell an enchanting bestselling novel that sweeps readers into a magical Victorian London inhabited by a clockwork octopus and a mysterious watchmaker who is not at all what he first appears

1883 Thaniel Steepleton returns home to his tiny London apartment to find a gold pocket watch on his pillow Six months later the mysterious timepiece saves his life drawing him away from a blast that destroys Scotland Yard At last he goes in search of its maker Keita Mori a kind lonely immigrant from Japan Although Mori seems harmless a chain of unexplainable events soon suggests he must be hiding something When Grace Carrow an Oxford physicist unwittingly interferes Thaniel is torn between opposing loyalties

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 longstanding traditions and beyond Blending historical events with dazzling flights of fancy it opens doors to a strange and magical past