Anne Tyler

When the Emersons hire Elizabeth Abbott, Ms. Fix-it, to help out around their Baltimore home, they never dream that she'll try to fix them as well.

The Clock Winder

'Her brilliance in capturing the ripples on the surface of family life gives her a claim to be the Jane Austen of our age' Daily Mail 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 de facto ruler of the family. **ANNE TYLER HAS SOLD OVER 1 MILLION BOOKS WORLDWIDE** 'One of my favourite authors' Liane Moriarty 'She spins gold' Elizabeth Buchan 'Anne Tyler has no peer' Anita Shreve 'A masterly author' Sebastian Faulks

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Michael Hessling

Sigh. I can't give an Anne Tyler book anything less than a five star (except for one!). This one was sadder than most of them, and then ending was just a leeetle bit sketchy. But it's Anne Tyler and all's well that ends well.

The Clock Winder

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