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The Second Sight of Zachary Cloudesley By Sean Lusk

The Second Sight of Zachary Cloudesley by Sean Lusk


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Summary

In 1754, renowned maker of clocks and automata Abel Cloudesley must raise his new-born son Zachary when his wife dies in childbirth.

Growing up amongst the cogs and springs of his father's workshop, Zachary is intensely curious, ferociously intelligent, unwittingly funny and always honest - perhaps too honest.

The Second Sight of Zachary Cloudesley Summary

The Second Sight of Zachary Cloudesley: The spellbinding BBC Between the Covers book club pick by Sean Lusk

In 1754, renowned maker of clocks and automata Abel Cloudesley must raise his new-born son Zachary when his wife dies in childbirth.

Growing up amongst the cogs and springs of his father's workshop, Zachary is intensely curious, ferociously intelligent, unwittingly funny and always honest - perhaps too honest. But when a fateful accident leaves six-year-old Zachary nearly blinded, Abel is convinced that the safest place for his son is in the care of his eccentric Aunt Frances and her menagerie of weird and wonderful animals.

So when a precarious job in Constantinople is offered to him, Abel has no reason to say no. A job presented to him by a politician with dubious intentions, Abel leaves his son, his workshop and London behind. The decision will change the course of his life forever.

Since his accident, Zachary is plagued by visions that reveal the hearts and minds of those around him. A gift at times and a curse at others, it is nonetheless these visions that will help him complete a journey that he was always destined to make - to travel across Europe to Constantinople and find out what happened to his father all those years ago.

With a Dickensian cast of characters that are brilliantly bonkers one moment and poignant the next, Sean Lusk's debut will take readers on an immersive journey into the wonders of the world of Zachary Cloudesley.

The Second Sight of Zachary Cloudesley Reviews

Inventive, fantastical... memorable * The Times *
[A] dashing, magical debut . . . intricately plotted, and peopled with intriguing characters and cunning clockwork * Daily Mail *
One of the best books I've read this year. Atmospheric, engaging, and elegantly written, this amazing tale of a clockmaker whose son possesses unusual talents is completely unforgettable. * Sunday Times bestselling author, Bonnie Garmus *
An original coming-of-age tale... enjoyable and imaginative debut * Sunday Times (Historical Fiction Book of the Month) *
I just fell in love with it within the first two sentences . . . When a book does that to you, when it really grabs you, it's just so powerful . . . this book is like the love child of Charles Dickens and Isabel Allende * Ruth Jones, Sunday Times bestselling author *

About Sean Lusk

Sean Lusk is an award winning short story writer, winner of the Manchester Fiction Prize and the Fish Short Story Prize. He has lived in Greece, Pakistan and Egypt and now lives in the Scottish Highlands. The Second Sight of Zachary Cloudesley is his first novel.

You can find him at www.seanlusk.com or on Twitter @seanlusk1

Additional information

GOR013560100
9780857528063
0857528068
The Second Sight of Zachary Cloudesley: The spellbinding BBC Between the Covers book club pick by Sean Lusk
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Transworld Publishers Ltd
2022-06-09
368
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