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The Clock Winder
The Clock Winder
Author: Anne Tyler
Having sacked her handyman, newly-widowed Mrs Emerson finds a replacement in Elizabeth, a lanky, awkward girl. The Emersons have a reputation for craziness, there are seven adult children, 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 Emerson...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780425092774
ISBN-10: 0425092771
Publication Date: 1/15/1986
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Publisher: Berkley
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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Tunerlady avatar reviewed The Clock Winder on + 581 more book reviews
This was another great book from early Anne Tyler. I loved the quirky characters and the way the author describes them and their world..I could not put this one down for long!
pinkcypress avatar reviewed The Clock Winder on + 86 more book reviews
Love Anne Tyler, all her books give the reader such great insight into her characters.
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earlier work.
jerslp avatar reviewed The Clock Winder on + 7 more book reviews
A funny story of two quirky characters who, although opposite in so many ways, fit together beautifully.
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"The house had outlived its usefulness." is the first line of this 1972 Anne Tyler novel. Thus the house is introduced as a character in the novel in which the conflict, crisis, climax and resolution will occur. Each of the characters are brilliantly developed and once in the world of the Emersons, I never wanted to leave, just like the protagonist, Elizabeth Abbott.


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