The Clockmaker's Daughter

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So, no pressure on Trinity Laban then… I am delighted to say that by and large they mostly rose to the occasion. Elodie is curious about the drawing of the twin-gabled house situated on the bend of the river thinking that it resembles the house from a favorite fairy tale she heard from her mother, and she’s drawn to the beautiful and mysterious Victorian woman pictured in the photo. It is devastating though that later, when the reason for her true difference is fully revealed, only a few remember her best qualities.

Constance’s best friend, Amelia, stays loyal to her friend, admonishing the character of Will when he loses faith and starts to turn away from Constance, just when she most needs him. As Elodie proceeds to investigate the items, a voice that stands outside of time transports readers to the 1860s and the life-changing event that happens in the summer of 1862.This is an immersive, beautifully told story which was made to be devoured on a drizzly Sunday afternoon with a round of crumpets and a pot of tea. Readers who love supernatural elements in their stories will enjoy this aspect of the reading (I’m not a huge fan of supernatural). Kate Morton has sold over 11 million copies of her novels in thirty-four languages, across forty countries. Books take us to places we’ve never been, they teach us about our world, and they help us to understand human experience.

Her family moved several times before settling on Tamborine Mountain where she attended a small country school.

During that summer, artists meet at the twin-gabled house on the Thames, known as Birchwood Manor, to relax and inspire their art and creativity. That being said, I find that The Clockmaker’s Daughter is not my favorite of her work (other reviewers’ opinions differ! Alexandra Davies as self-centred, work shy Ma Riley gave an assured and funny performance (and great singing) in a role where the audience have to hate her.

Leo Rowell used his magnificent voice to great effect, portraying the emotionally intense Clockmaker well, despite being at least 30 years too young for the part. It is almost impossible to comprehend that this is just the first full-length original musical written by Michael Webborn and Daniel Finn.

Think The Miniaturist meets The Little Stranger, woven together with a contemporary thread, and you won’t be far off.