The Clock Winder

p>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 Joycebr>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>/p> p>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 Joycebr>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>/p>