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' - Allison Pearson, Daily MailHaving sacked her handyman, newly-widowed Mrs Emerson finds a replacement in Elizabeth, a lanky, awkward girl. The Emersons - there are seven grown-up 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.OVER A MILLION ANNE TYLER BOOKS SOLD�e~She�e(tm)s changed my perception on life�e(tm) Anna Chancellor �e~One of my favourite authors �e(tm) Liane Moriarty�e~She spins gold' Elizabeth Buchan �e~Anne Tyler has no peer�e(tm) Anita Shreve�e~My favourite writer, and the best line-and-length novelist in the world�e(tm) Nick Hornby �e~A masterly author�e(tm) Sebastian Faulks �e~Tyler is not merely good, she is wickedly good�e(tm) John Updike�e~I love Anne Tyler�e(tm) Anita Brookner �e~Her fiction has strength of vision, originality, freshness, unconquerable humour�e(tm) Eudora Welty