The Watchmaker of Filigree Street

By: Natasha Pulley

1883. Thaniel Steepleton returns home to his tiny London apartment to find a gold pocket watch on his pillow. Six months later, the mysterious timepiece saves his life, drawing him away from a blast that destroys Scotland Yard. At last, he goes in search of its maker, Keita Mori, a kind, lonely immigrant Japan. Although Mori seems harmless, a chain of unexplainable events soon suggests he must be hiding something. Meanwhile, Grace Carrow, an Oxford physicist, is desperate to prove the existence of the luminiferous ether before her mother can force her to marry. When she unwittingly interferes in the friendship between watchmaker and telegraphist, Thaniel is torn between opposing loyalties.

The Watchmaker of Filigree Street is a sweeping, atmospheric narrative that takes the reader on an unexpected journey through Victorian London, Japan as its civil war crumbles long-standing traditions, and beyond. Blending historical events with dazzling flights of fancy, it opens doors to a strange and magical past.