The House of One Hundred Clocks (Paperback)
The House of One Hundred Clocks (Paperback)
Author: A.M. Howell
Format: Paperback
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Howel’s masterful story of a house full of clocks sparkles with wit and suspense. One of the wealthiest men in England is in need of a clock-winder, and when Helena’s father gets the job, her life changes overnight. They move into a grand house with one hundred clocks, ghostly apparitions and many mysteries, but only one rule: the clocks must never stop. Set in beautiful Cambridge, The House of One Hundred Clocks oozes atmosphere and serves up a delicious enigma with a gothic twist.June, 1905.
Helena and her parrot, Orbit, are swept off to Cambridge when her father is appointed clock-winder to one of the wealthiest men in England. There is only one rule: the clocks must never stop. But Helena discovers the house of one hundred clocks holds many mysteries; a ghostly figure, strange notes and disappearing winding keys...
Can she work out its secrets before time runs out?
Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 9781474959568
Language: English
Interest age: Age 9 to 12
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